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COMMISSIONER'S REGULAR MEETING <br />Friday, August 4, 1978 <br />4. COMM NICATIONS <br />a. Commission approval of agreement with consultant. <br />r. Nimtz: I have a letter here that I would like to read to the <br />ommission. It is directed to the President of the Redevelopment <br />ommission, and it reads as follows: <br />"Dear Mr. Nimtz: Please accept my resignation as the Executive <br />irector of the Department of Redevelopment, effective August 31, 1978. <br />urther, I accept the position you offered me as consultant, effective <br />eptember 1, 1978, through December 31, 1978 at my present salary. <br />want to thank both you and the Mayor for your consideration and <br />ooperation, and assure you both of my assistance in the future develop - <br />ient of the downtown South Bend. Yours sincerely, C. Wayne Brownell. <br />r. Nimtz (continued): Mr. Brownell, you are the only Director with <br />hom I have ever worked with, but Mr. Wiggins has worked with all of <br />he Directors, I believe, and of course, this is going to be a great <br />oss to me and to the Commission. Word reaches me that you are the <br />ldest employee in the City of South Bend, is that correct? <br />. Brownell: Yes, I'believe that is correct. <br />r. Nimtz: Actually, you are over the retirement age, but I know you <br />eel a great accomplishment in that Ind. R -66 has been completed, <br />r rather it will be once it is approved, perhaps this morning. It <br />s my recommendation to the Commission that we accept with regret <br />he resignation of Mr. Brownell, and approve the agreement stating <br />hat he be retained as consultant from now until the 1st of January <br />t his present salary. <br />Ir. Wiggins made a motion that the resignation be accepted with <br />egret, and that Mr. Brownell be retained as a consultant from <br />eptember 1, 1978, until December 31, 1978, at his regular salary, <br />nd that his vacation time be worked out by agreement by the new Director <br />f the Redevelopment Department and the President of Redevelopment <br />ommission, seconded by Mr. Cira and it was carried. <br />r. Brownell: Interestingly enough, on the day in September, 1974 <br />n which Mr. Nimtz was sworn in, it was the same day that I was sworn <br />n as Acting Deputy Director. <br />Ir. Anderson: What is the process of looking at a new successor, and <br />as one been chosen? <br />-3- <br />