12/10/07 Personnel and Finance Committee

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_~..,,.~ Personnel and Finance Committee 2007 South Bend Common Council The December 10, 2007 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Charlotte D. Pfeifer at 3:30 p.m. in the Council's Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Kelly, Varner, Kirsits, Pfeifer, Rouse, Dieter, White and Puzzello; Mayor Stephen Luecke, City Clerk John Voorde, Public Works Director Gary Gilot, Martha Lewis, Mrs. Kopola, Interim City Controller John Murphy, Raxanne Lawson, Carol Kurzhal, Stephanie Achterberg, Rahman Johnson, Yogini Costello, John March, Marika Hegedus, Stacey Church, Jo Anne Pruett, Don Pinckert, Charles Bulot, Jack Dillon, Bill Carleton, Beth Leonard, Mark Nowicki, Gary Libby, Mark Lyons, Jamie Loo of the South Bend Tribune and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Pfeifer noted that the Committee Members include Council Members Varner, Kuspa, Kirsits, and herself as Chairperson; and that the Citizen Member of the Committee is Diana Hess. She noted that a quorum of the Committee was not present. Substitute Bill No. 78-07: Transferring Monies Among Various Accounts: Substitute Bill No. 79-07: Appropriating Monies From Various Accounts Council Member Pfeifer called for a presentation on Substitute Bill No. 78-07 which is a request to transfer monies from various accounts to various accounts within departments for the 2007 calendar year and Substitute Billl NO. 79-07 addressing appropriations (copies attached). Interim City Controller John Murphy made the formal presentation. He presented a 3-page handout entitled "Year End Budget Adjustments" which he highlighted noting that $933,684 is the total additional appropriation; that the budget transfers from the General Fund total $326,024; and that the total budget transfers are $721,138. (Copy attached) Jack Dillon noted in response to questions from Dr. Varner that about % of the fleet is over ten (10) years old and that the $160,000 of repairs is needed for the trash trucks with the oldest ones being replaced first. Dr. Varner noted that he again believes that this is an area where privatization should be considered. Council President Rouse asked that Mr. Dillon share written information on a comparison of costs in the private industry and compare them to the costs spent by the city in this area. Mr. Dillon stated he would have that information ready for the Council in January of 2008.