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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK Councilmember Dr. Davis stated, Thank you, and Ms. O'Sullivan, please relay that kind of a question to the Mayor and as they present the job description to the Council, they can have that consideration of what kind of role that position, if passed, would have with the office that Ms. Brooks holds because I see a lot of similarities. Not that that's a bad thing, but there needs to be some serious coordination with that issue because I see her out in the community. Again, it goes back to my question and I didn't not think about you when I said it. I asked about Ms. Cherri Peate to the Mayor, but also from Ms. Cherri Peate's position to your position to that position. You see where all that comes in?Again,when that position was sent to the Council for review,just to have that concept in mind and see how that plays into all of our public safety, given both sides of the need for it are those who said there may not be a need for it. All those put in together. I would appreciate it. Committeemember Broden stated, You presented your budget over three (3) weeks ago, and it's been online for some time. Are there any changes that we should be aware of?And I'm asking that specifically because, one (1), I think the takeaway from Council, my peers, and then also from those in attendance and those that I have heard from that were not in attendance that night was that you had developed a pretty comprehensive multifaceted smart proposal here for 2020 and of course it's long range in its rollout. However, that's one(1) takeaway, but then on the other side of it was that there's a whole lot packed in here and it's a lot of plates to juggle and a lot of things that need high priority and attention. Three (3) weeks ago, I think that was what I heard resoundingly and I'm just wondering if there have been any discussions about increases and whether you answer that or if anyone else would answer that, I would really like to hear that before I go into my vote. The other piece is just regardless of any staffing or proposed changes in your budget,just relative to getting hands and minds on deck, implementing the broadness of this program that you've laid out is what you might envision in terms of fellows, interns, committee structures that would actually be, through a convening authority through your department, that could help advance these things and get to outcomes in a smart, fast,but expedited way. Ms. Brooks replied, All of the initiatives that were presented during my budget hearing really require a lot of cross collaboration between departments, Council, community members, and organizations. I wouldn't say that any of this could happen with just an increase in funding or just additional staff or funding for staff. It's going to take a concerted effort across all departments and Council Members, across districts and community organizations, to accomplish it. And for it to actually become the way that we do business and integrate it into the way the City functions, I don't want us to think that we can just throw money at this and let that be the answer. This is something that if we are going to be true to what we say and the values that we espouse, then it's going to be necessary for everybody to pitch in and push this forward and not let any of these initiatives drift by the wayside because something else is more shiny next year. That's my hope is that everybody will continue to work together to make sure that these initiatives move forward. And with that I'll turn it over to Dan Parker and he can address more specifically the budget question. Mr. Parker stated, Yes, Councilmember Broden, specifically on the question of the conversations that we are having right now on what changes we want to make to propose based on the feedback we received through the budget hearings, both from the public and as well as from Council Members. As of right now, because Council did not get the chance to provide feedback on Christina's budget back during her budget hearing, the goal was to present it as it was presented EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend.Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 28