08-20-18 Health and Public Saftey & Utilities

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK budget, with our attorney here, I would like to reassess our budget, I would like to make sure we have at least covered those major issues. Some things we can settle as we fix the budget rather than in court. I think that it's great that they went ahead and got somebody who is an expert, who can bring all of these kinds of things together like you. I think we can all put this together during budget time. Eric,with your budget, anything that needs to be increased to work on this, it makes sense for us to support it. This is a huge crisis, with more rain to come. If there is a desire for us to work with FEMA,there is a desire. There is a desire for us to finish this whole situation. Thank you for coming so we can keep this high on the list. Get all of your questions to Public Works and copy my colleagues so we can make sure we've pinpointed your concerns inside of this budget. If our budget is not reflecting your needs, it's worthless. Committee Chair Broden stated, Our plan is to schedule a follow up meeting after doing more homework. Thank you to everyone. This is a critical time in terms of our budget season. I want to see a show of hands of how many people were present the other night at the budget session for Public Works. She stated that there were a few people. She continued, We will work with Public Works and the Clerk's Office to make sure everything from that meeting and this meeting will be available to the public on our website. Committee Chair Teshka stated, We're not even done with Public Works' budget. There is so much packed into it that we have to have a follow up meeting on that alone. We have a lot of time left on the budget process. Please know that we hear you, and this is a priority for us, especially as we move through the budget process this year. We're going to do everything we can over the coming weeks to make sure that this issue is addressed in whatever way is feasible. Thank you to everyone who has done a lot of legwork to get us here. We have a lot of work to do, but we hear you and we're here for you. Feel free to get ahold of us at any time with questions and concerns. Thank you. With no further business, Committee Chair Teshka adjourned the Health and Public Safety Committee meeting at 7:58 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Jo M. Broden, Health and Public Safety Committee Chair Respectfully Submitted, r i Jake Teshka, Utilities Committee Chair EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227W Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 I p 574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 TI"D574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 15