01-28-08 Personnel and Finance Standing Committee

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_._ -~-.. --- '> - Personnel and Finance Standing Committee l - ' 2008 South Bend Common Council The January 28, 2008 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Thomas LaFountain at 4:17 p.m. the Council's Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Dieter, Varner, White, Kirsits, Henry Davis, Rouse, and Puzzello;, Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, Interim City Controller John Murphy, Public Works Director Gary Gilot, City Engineer Carl Llttrell, City Clerk John Voorde, Assistant City Attorney Jeff Jankowski, Martha Lewis, Mrs. Kopola, Hershel Frierson, Ken Marks President of the South Bend Firefighters Association Local No. 362, Jim Scucz Business Agent for Teamsters Local Union No. 364, Nancy Sulok of the South Bend Tribune and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member LaFountain noted that the Committee Members include Dr. Varner, who serves as Vice-Chairperson, Council Members Oliver Davis, AI "Buddy" Kirsits and himself, who serves as Chairperson. Bill No. 82-07: Amending Section 2-213a of the South Bend Municipal Code Addressing the Table of Code Violations and Penalties: Council Member LaFountain noted that Assistant City Attorney Aladean DeRose sent a letter dated January 25th (copy attached) requesting that Bill No. 82-07 be continued until February 25, 2008. Dr. Varner made a motion, seconded by Council Member Kirsits that Bill No. 82-07 be recommended to be continued to February 25th, at the request of the Petitioner. The motion passed. Bill No. 89-07: Proposed Ordinance to Increase Maximum Wages of Teamsters Employees for 2008 and Approving Wages for 2009 and 2010: Council Member LaFountain then called for a formal presentation on Bill No. 89-07 which would amend Ordinance No. 9791-07 fixing and increasing the maximum wages of City Teamsters employees for calendar year 2008 and approving Teamster Employee wages for 2009-2010. Mayor Stephen J. Luecke made the formal presentation. He stated that Bill No. 89-07 would established City Teamster maximum wages with a 3% increase for 2008, 2% increase in 2009 and a 2% increase in 2010. He noted that when the Council passed Ordinance No. 9791-07 last September, before the state law deadline, that the Teamsters had not yet voted upon the City's proposal. Subsequently the Teamsters did accept his offer for three (3) years. He noted that often non-bargaining employees