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REGULAR MEETING March 23, 2020 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend,Indiana met in the Council Chambers of the County-City Building on Monday, March 23, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Council President Tim Scott. ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Tim Scott 1St District Henry Davis Jr. 2nd District* Sharon L. McBride 3rd District Troy Warner 4th District Jake Teshka 5th District Sheila Niezgodski 6th District Rachel Tomas Morgan At-Large Lori K. Hamann At-Large* Karen L. White At-Large * =denotes virtual attendance via conference call OTHERS PRESENT: Dawn M. Jones City Clerk Bianca Tirado Chief Deputy Clerk Graham Sparks Deputy Clerk Bob Palmer Council Attorney REPORT FROM THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES There was no report from the Sub-Committee on Minutes SPECIAL BUSINESS Council President Tim Scott announced that due to the recent development of the COVID-19 Pandemic, this Council Meeting would be considered as an emergency Council Meeting. As a result, the overall format and rules would be different from that of a regular standing Council Meeting. Councilmember Karen L. White made a motion to suspend the rules in order to have all three (3) readings of the following bills to be held at the same meeting. Councilmember Sharon L. McBride seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine(9) ayes. Councilmember Sheila Niezgodski then made a motion to suspend the rules in order to advance First Readings on the Agenda. Councilmember Sharon L. McBride seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. BILLS ON FIRST READING BILL NO. 13-20 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY SERVICES OPERATIONS IN 2020 OF $500,000 FROM