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<br /> He went on, Travel is increased as well because we will have new Council Members traveling.
<br /> Health insurance has increased. Print shop is up as well,we'll have new stationary,business cards,
<br /> and those types of things, and office supplies as well. And then additional legal services we've
<br /> earmarked for the union negotiations for the tapes nineteen percent(19%). There's a little mistake.
<br /> It's off byabout $2,000 in the overall budget. It's an eightpercent (8%)percent increase over the
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<br /> 2019 budget. We did see a $10,000 reduction in allocations for IT and $18,000 down in
<br /> professional services.
<br /> He continued, So with that, just some numbers real quick. We've had no violations of public
<br /> meetings or any laws or other public violations broken. You guys have done a great job of that.
<br /> No rules violations, which is awesome. No lawsuits, which is great again. So, year to date, the
<br /> number of Council meetings held is seventeen (17). Attendance of those Council meetings is
<br /> ninety-one percent (91%). Number of committees is seventy-five (75) with eighty-four percent
<br /> (84%) year to date attendance. Just for the public, not all Council Members need to attend the
<br /> Committee Meetings. If you're not on those committees, you do not need to attend. But I love this
<br /> Council for the eight(8)years,most people attend them because they want to understand and hear
<br /> what's going on.
<br /> He went on, A number of public meetings on off night Council meetings, thirty-seven (37).
<br /> Number of bills voted on, thirty(30). Resolutions voted upon, forty-nine (49), and press releases,
<br /> thirty-one (31). So, Council accomplishments, neighborhood listening meetings, eleven (11).
<br /> Public hearings on the budget, well we're getting to eleven (11). Rental Safety Verification
<br /> program passage was a main topic for this Council. Streaming meetings with WNIT continues.
<br /> Public access counselor training that we do for not only Council Members but also for our citizens
<br /> that are on boards and commissions, I think is really good. Not In Our Community deals with
<br /> synthetic drugs and we'll continue those and they have been doing a good job with that. Light Up
<br /> South Bend, Curbs and Sidewalks, and we continue to publish our meeting agendas in Spanish.
<br /> And if we can expand on that, I'd like to do that next year. Any other way we can get more of our
<br /> information out in Spanish, I want to do that. And then as you all know, we've had Council interns.
<br /> We had four (4) that went back to college, one (1) in Notre Dame, two (2) at IU, and one (1) at
<br /> Ball State. We have three (3) new interns right now. They've been a great assistance in research
<br /> on projects and helping out with the social media platform,helping us tell our story. So, with that.
<br /> Any questions?
<br /> Committeemember Broden stated, The Council accomplishments. Climate action plan by the end
<br /> of the year. So, we're going to add that to the list. Then just to recognize other Council Members
<br /> who have been instrumental on TRANSPO, MACOG, small business, all those, I think those are
<br /> important. They're not our normal function meetings or committees,but they're above and beyond
<br /> appointments, the Redevelopment Commission.
<br /> Council Tim President Scott interjected, DTSB, Solid Waste.
<br /> Committeemember Broden stated, Yeah, I think we need to acknowledge that because there are a
<br /> lot of partnerships that occur. And then the internship portion of this budget, what is that level at?
<br /> I'm sorry.
<br /> Council President Scott replied, I believe it's $44,000. One (1) thing I'll say about the interns, so
<br /> two (2) of our three (3) first interns, actually got jobs, and was based on the work that they did
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