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Personnel and Finance Committee 2005 South Bend Common Council The September 25, 2006 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee of the South Send Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Charlotte D. Pfeifer at 5:00 p.m. in the Council's Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Pfeifer, Kelly, Varner, Kuspa, Kirsits, Rouse, Dieter, White and Puzzello; Mayor Stephen J. Lueeke, Public Works Director Gary Gilot, Dr. John Dillon, Citizen Member Martha Lewis, City Clerk John Voorde, City Controller M. Catherine Fanello, Building Commissioner Don Fozo, Fire Chief Luther Taylor, Division Chief Rick Kilgore, Beth Leonard, Assistant Fire Chief Rick Switalski, Mikki Dobski-Shidler, Dennis Andres, City Attorney Charles Leone, Citizen Member Martin Wolfson, Pam Meyer, Community and Economic Development Director Sharon Kendall, Jamie Loo of the South Bend Tribune and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Pfeifer noted that the members of the Personnel and Finance Committee include Council Members Kuspa, White, Varner and herself as Chairperson; and Citizen Member Nikki Hutchinson. Substitute Biill No. 62-afi: Council Member Pfeifer called for a presentation on Substitute Bill No. 62-06 which would fix the maximum wages of Teamster employees of the City of South Bend for the 2007 calendar year. City Controller M. Catherine Fanello made the formal presentation. She noted that a draft ordinance was filed with the Office of the City Clerk on September ~ 1th, and that the substitute version sets forth the final maximum numbers. The ordinance reflects an increase of $.38 per hour which was the tentative agreement reached between the two (2) bargaining teams. She added that the Teamsters have not voted on the package, with their vote not taking place until later in October. She stated that if the package is rejected the current contract would carry over to the next year. Council Member Kuspa made a motion, seconded by Council Member White that Substitute Bill No. 62-06 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Biill Nos. 55-aG, 5fi-afi and_57-afi 2x07 Bud ets Council Member Pfeifer noted that several Committee meetings have been held on the three (3} ordinance related to the 2007 city budget. She then asked the City Controller for her comments on the Bills.