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COMM itta loort likrzonngi firm= Commtttet The August 28, 2002 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Vice-Chairperson, Council Member David Varner at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Pfeifer, Varner, Coleman, Kirsits, White, and Kelly;Police Chief Larry Bennett, Services Division Chief Richard R. Kilgore, Director of Fiscal Management Donald Pinckert, City Controller Rick 011ett, Director of Budgeting & Financial Reporting Tom Skarbek, members of the news media, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Varner welcomed everyone to the 2nd Committee meeting on the proposed 2003 Civil City Budget. He noted that a quorum of the Committee was not present, however that they would move forward with the presentations. South Bend Police Department 2002 Expenditures $ 22,207,343 General Fund # 101-0801 2003 Expenditures $ 21,277,051 2002 Revenues $ 449,000 2003 Revenues $ 370,000 Don Pinckert, Director of Fiscal Management for the South Bend Police Department began the presentation. He noted that the proposed budget includes the reclassification of two (2) civilian positions, one of which include the Armorer which will become a contractual position thus eliminating all monetary fringe benefits. $800,000 has been eliminated as the police pension intra- fund transfer. Mr. Pinckert noted that the budget also reflects the reimbursement of monies for the overtime cost for neighborhood patrols. There are 48 Teamster employees who work in the Police Department. Effective January 1, 2002, these employees will become non-Teamster employees. By a vote of 32-2 they voted not to be represented by the Teamsters any longer, with the dues being one of the primary issues. There are 27 of these employees working in Communications, 24 in Records and 3 secretaries. Council Member White inquired about the costs for training, especially in light of the recently passed Gang and Narcotics Loitering ordinance which will become effective next January. Mr. Pinckert stated that no additional funds were included for training. Chief Bennett and Division Chief Kilgore added that much of the training will be in-house with the Legal Department and additional updates will be given during roll call. Chief Bennett noted that there are 258 officers authorized by the budget and today there are 253 officers. However, Chief Bennett noted that of these 253 officers: 7 officers retired in the last two months 2 officers are on disability 1 officer is in the military 1 officer is facing criminal charges 4 officers are injured 2 officers are in field training operations(FTO) As a result, 22 officers are not on the streets and overtime is being utilized.