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REGULAR MEETING September 24, 2018
<br /> This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and
<br /> opponents were given an opportunity to be heard.
<br /> None from the public wished to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill.
<br /> Councilmember Tim Scott made a motion to send Substitute Bill No. 38-18, with a favorable
<br /> recommendation, back to Committee of the Whole for Council Portion Only discussion and third
<br /> (3`d) reading on October 8th, 2018. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which
<br /> carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes.
<br /> 39-18 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF
<br /> THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br /> SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING
<br /> MONIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING
<br /> THE EXPENSES OF SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS
<br /> OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br /> INDIANA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
<br /> BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2019 AND ENDING
<br /> DECEMBER 31, 2019 INCLUDING ALL
<br /> OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS,
<br /> AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME
<br /> SHALL TAKE EFFECT
<br /> Councilmember Karen White, chair of the Personnel and Finance Committee, reported that they
<br /> met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation.
<br /> Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of the City of South Bend with offices located on the 10 floor of the
<br /> County-City Building, South Bend,IN, served as the presenter for this bill.Mayor Buttigieg stated,
<br /> Good evening, Council. I look forward to, in a moment, turning it over to the City Controller to
<br /> walk you through the final budget presentation. I wanted to take a quick opportunity just before
<br /> that,because of some late breaking news,to acknowledge and update the Council that we did have,
<br /> as you may have heard, an officer-involved shooting this afternoon on Marion Street. We
<br /> understand the person shot, the suspect, was taken to a hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.
<br /> The officer has been looked at but to the best of my knowledge was not injured.As with all officer-
<br /> involved shootings, that is customarily investigated by the Metro Homicide Unit. Any further
<br /> updates will come from them but as they update me, if there are any questions or concerns with
<br /> the Council, I will be sure to keep you updated. I'm sorry for that to become part of what is on our
<br /> minds this evening, but I knew that it was a concern and I thought I would go ahead and
<br /> acknowledge that at the beginning.
<br /> Mayor Buttigieg continued, So, turning from that to the matter at hand. First (1 st of all, I just
<br /> wanted to thank the Common Council Member and Budget Chairperson White, Prresident Scott
<br /> and every member of the Council who has been involved in this process.As was mentioned earlier,
<br /> there has been a very thorough calendar and I think it is fair to say that each year we have been
<br /> able to make the process more fine-tuned than the last. This year in particular, I really appreciate
<br /> how members of the Council have worked with the Administration. I want to thank our City
<br /> Controller, Jen Hockenhull, for her leadership within the Administration on this. Our focus as we
<br /> suggested when we introduced the budget formally some weeks ago was to really respond to the
<br /> Council's call for us to have a budget that focuses on neighborhoods. We have a number of
<br /> different priorities, as always,jostling for attention. Hopefully, everything you see is in some way,
<br /> shape or form part of our shared mission and program to enhance the quality of life in
<br /> neighborhoods around the City. Again, Jen will go through some of the highlights of how our
<br /> budget does that. I want to thank our team and everyone in the Administration who worked on this
<br /> and also everyone on the Council that has helped us bring it to this point. This is, obviously, the
<br /> introduction and not the end of this dialogue or vote but this is the best moment I have to express
<br /> my hope that this budget is looked upon favorably by the Council. Thank you.
<br /> Jen Hockenhull, City Controller for the City of South Bend with offices located on the 12th floor
<br /> of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as presenter of this bill. Ms. Hockenhull
<br /> stated, First (1St), I would like to start by thanking everyone here for all of your time you have put
<br /> into this incredibly long process. It has been a great process and we couldn't have gotten here
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