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(--. pUTH g8�,O <br /> PEACE <br /> 1865 <br /> OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK <br /> KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK <br /> PERSONNEL & FINANCE SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 5:00 P.M. <br /> Committee Members Present: Karen White, Regina Williams-Preston, John Voorde <br /> Committee Members Absent: Gavin Ferlic, Jake Teshka, Oliver Davis <br /> Other Council Present: Tim Scott, Jo M. Broden, Sharon L. McBride <br /> Other Council Absent: Oliver Davis, Jake Teshka <br /> Others Present: Jennifer Coffman, Bob Palmer <br /> Presenters: Jennifer Hockenhull, Kyra Clark, Laura O'Sullivan, <br /> Kareemah Fowler, Steve Cox, Jitin Kain, Aaron Perri, Scott <br /> Ruszkowski, Tracy Skibins, Christina Brooks,James <br /> Mueller, Santiago Garces, <br /> Agenda: Salary Ordinance Discussion <br /> Committee Chair Karen White called the Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting to order at <br /> 5:00 p.m. and outlined the agenda for the evening. She then asked if any of the original positions <br /> that were presented during budget hearings have been changed or eliminated. <br /> Jennifer Hockenhull, City Controller with offices on the 12th floor of the County-City Building, <br /> replied,No,there are no changes from what has already been presented. <br /> Committeemember John Voorde asked, When the Mayor made the initial presentation, he <br /> referenced a hiring freeze, and I wondered if the new positions here are accounted for, or if it is <br /> something that goes counter to that. <br /> Ms. Hockenhull responded, When we were looking at a hiring freeze, it is more of a soft freeze <br /> and we're looking at it towards 2020. While we do have new positions requested in the 2019 <br /> budget, our goal is that as people retire or leave the City, we are going to do a hard look at all of <br /> the positions that are requesting to be refilled, prior to refilling them. It is not a freeze, but more <br /> of a looking towards that 2020 curb to make sure that we are being fiscally responsible. <br /> Committee Chair White stated, So for the 2019 budget, these positions are not part of that freeze <br /> in preparation of 2020. Any positions that will be coming after the 2019 budget period will have <br /> to go through a different budget process, and then you'll be relying on retirees and things of that <br /> nature before refilling those positions. <br /> INTEGRITY' SERVICE'ACCESSIBILITY <br /> JENNIFER M.COFFMAN BLANCA L.T IRADO JOSEPH R.MOLNAR <br /> CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK <br /> EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Blvd.I South Bend,Indiana 46601 I p 574.235.9221 I f 574.235.9173 I www.southbendin.gov <br />