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<br /> The September 22, 2003 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by
<br /> its Chairperson, Council Member James Aranowski at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting
<br /> Room.
<br /> Persons in attendance included Council Members Aranowski, Varner, Coleman, King, Pfeifer,
<br /> and Kuspa, Mayor Stephen Luecke, City Controller Rick 011ett, Director of Budgeting&Financial
<br /> Reporting Tom Skarbek, Director of Public Works Gary Gilot, Director of the Division of
<br /> Community Development Pam Meyer, City Attorney Charles Leone, Assistant City Attorney
<br /> Aladean DeRose, Building Commissioner Don Fozo, Police Chief Thomas Fautz, Fire Chief
<br /> Luther Taylor, Park Superintendent Phil St. Clair, Morris Performing Arts Center Executive
<br /> Director Dennis Andre, Manager of Secretarial Services Mary Ann Myers, Mike Balsan, Margaret
<br /> Hartsough,Benefits Manager Susan Wallace,Tim Williams of Redevelopment,Director of Human
<br /> Resources Janice Hall and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney.
<br /> Council Member Aranowski noted that for the past several weeks the Personnel and Finance
<br /> Committee has been meeting with Department Heads to receive their presentations on the proposed
<br /> 2004 Civil City Budget. He noted that the public portion of the public hearings were held on
<br /> September 8, 2003.
<br /> Council Member Aranowski then called for a budget summary remarks on Substitute Bill No. 64
<br /> 03 which would levy taxes and fix the rate of taxation for the purpose of raising revenue to meet
<br /> the necessary expenses of the civil City of South Bend for the fiscal year ending December 31,
<br /> 2004 (copy attached); Bill No. 65-03 which would appropriate monies for the purpose of
<br /> defraying the expenses of the designated enterprise funds of the City of South Bend, Indiana, for
<br /> the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2004, and ending December 31, 2004, including all
<br /> outstanding claims and obligations, and fixing a time when the same shall take effect (copy
<br /> attached); and Bill No. 66-03 which would appropriate monies for the purpose of defraying the
<br /> expenses of several departments of the civil City of South Bend, Indiana for the fiscal year
<br /> beginning January 1, 2004, and ending December 31, 2004, including all outstanding claims and
<br /> obligations,and fixing a time when the same shall take effect(copy attached).
<br /> Mayor Stephen Luecke thanked the Committee and the entire Council for their review of the budget
<br /> with the department heads. He noted that at the September 8th meeting he inadvertently read the
<br /> rates from Bill No. 64-03, and should have read the rates from Substitute Bill No. 64-03 which
<br /> calls for a total civil city rate of $3.8283 and a total redevelopment rate of $0.1285. He was
<br /> recommended that the Council would call upon the Mayor this evening to clarify those rates.
<br /> Mayor Luecke then requested that the Council act favorably on each of the three(3) bills.
<br /> Following discussion, Council Member King made a motion, seconded by Dr. Varner that
<br /> Substitute Bill No. 64-03 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed.
<br /> Council Member King then made a motion, seconded by Council Member Aranowski that Bill No.
<br /> 65-03 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed by a vote of 2-1, with Dr.
<br /> Varner in the minority.
<br /> Dr. Varner then made a motion, seconded by Council Member King that Bill No. 66-03 be
<br /> recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed.
<br /> Council Member Aranowski that Mayor Luecke and all of the department and bureau heads for
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