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Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting 2006 South Bend Common Council The September 18, 2006 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by Chairperson, Council Member Charlotte D. Pfeifer, at 5:02 p.m. in the Council's Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Dieter, Pfeifer, Varner, Kuspa, White, Rouse, Kelly, Rouse and Puzzello;, Mayor Stephen Luecke, City Controller M. Catherine Fannello, City Attorney Charles Leone, Pam Meyer, Tom Skarbek, Police Chief Thomas Fautz, Community and Economic Development Executive Director Sharon Kendall, Mrs. Kopola, Elizabeth Leonard, Dennis Andres, City Clerk John Voorde, Mary Ann Myers, Don Inks, Mikki Dobski Shidler and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Pfeifer noted that this Committee meeting is intended as a catch-up meeting on the proposed 2007 city budget. Common Council Fund # 1010301: Council President Timothy A. Rouse read into the record a statement dated September 18, 2006 and summarized its attachments which included a June 27, 2006 Action Memo entitled "Reminder Notice of 2007 Proposed Council Budget Requests" and its attachments and the July 7, 2007 memorandum entitled "Proposed 2007 Common Council Budget: Fund 101-0301 (Copies attached) President Rouse concluded his remarks by stating he believes that the proposed Council budget properly includes monies so that the Council can properly balance its fiduciary and fiscal responsibilities with the growing amount of tasks and responsibilities which will be asked of it in light of City Plan. Council Member White voiced concern that the Council Members will get a base salary increase of 1.75°/a while the full-time non-bargaining employees will be getting no base salary in 2007 and will only a $750 supplemental pay. Council Member White further noted that she could not support a new staff position . Council President Rouse stated that the proposed budget does not include new position since the current budget provides for apart-time staff position. He noted that the Council will be playing a lead role in the aggregate in light of the implementation of City Plan. Council Member Kelly stated that he supports the 2D07 Council budget proposed by Council President Rouse, noting that the work ahead will be tremendous. He stated that it is better to be prepared so that the Council can handle the