2005 Annual Report - Personnel & Finance

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i .c 2005 Annual Report of the Personnel and Finance Committee Date: December 5, 2005 To: The South Bend Common Council The Office of the City Clerk From: 3rd District Council Member Roland Kelly, Chairperson Personnel and Finance Committee I am pleased to file this 2005 Annual Report of the Personnel and Finance Committee which is required pursuant to § 2-10 (i)of the South Bend Municipal Code, This year's Committee members included: Council Member David Varner, Vice-Chairperson Council Member Ervin Kuspa,member Council Member Karen L. White, member Council Member Roland Kelly, Chairperson Unfortunately, we did not have a member of the public who served as a citizen member. As noted in the South Bend Municipal Code, the Personnel and Finance Committee is charge with the following duties: "Oversees the activities performed by the Department of Administration and Finance, and reviews all proposed salaries, budgets, appropriations and other fiscal matters, as well as personnel policies,health benefits and related matters" This year we met twenty-two (22) times so far, with another committee meeting scheduled for next Monday, December 12a'. Last year, with Council Member Dieter being the Chairperson, the Personnel and Finance Committee met twenty-six (26) times. I can candidly say, that this is one of the more active Standing Committees, which the Council has each year. We also held joint committee meetings with the Council's Health and Public Safety Committee, Chaired by Council Member Karen L. White, to hear presentations on the salaries and monetary fringe benefit proposals for members of the police and fire departments. A joint committee meeting of this type is scheduled for nest Monday. As you are aware, earlier this year, Council President Charlotte D. Pfeifer assigned to the Personnel and Finance Committee, the topic of whether the human rights ordinance should be amended, after members of the South Bend Equality addressed the Council meeting under"Privilege of the Floor". I have met their representatives since that time,