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tommitta littport Vizrsot111ti au i final= tottunittu The August 27, 2003 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member James Aranowski at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Varner, Kirsits, Coleman, Pfeifer, Kelly; King, Aranowski, White, Kuspa,Mayor Stephen Luecke, City Controller Rick 011ett, Director of Budgeting & Financial Reporting Tom Skarbek, Police Division Chief Richard R. Kilgore, Police Fiscal Officer Donald E. Pinckert, Personnel Director Janice Hall,Asst. Fire Chief Rick Switalski, Building Commissioner Don Fozo, Becky Neese, Morris Performing Arts Center Executive Director Dennis Andre, Marika Hegedus, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Aranowski welcomed everyone to the Committee meeting on the proposed 2004 Civil City Budget. He noted that the agenda would be rearranged in light of the storm which canceled the first meeting. The Committee would be receiving information , hearing presentations on the proposed budgets and asking questions on areas of concern. No formal recommendation would be made on the proposed budget until all departmental presentations have been completed. Council Member Aranowski noted that City Controller Rick 011ett would be the clearinghouse for all questions which need additional information, with the Council Attorney sending copies of the official Committee records to the Controller. Council Member Aranowski then called for a presentation on the Police Department. 2004 South Bend Police Department 2003 Expenditures $ 22,455,551 General Fund # 101-0801 2004 Expenditures $ 22,826,309 Police Division Chief Richard R. Kilgore and Police Fiscal Officer Donald E. Pinckert made the presentation. Mr. Pinckert noted that Police Chief Tom Fautz was taking his son to college and would be unable to attend today's Committee meeting. Mr. Pinkert noted that the City Administration's request for reductions so that the health insurance increased cost of $905,493 could be addressed. This resulted in a tough and tedious process to accommodate such a request with the overall police budget increase being $1,549,258. He noted that the police wages reflect a 5.7% increase overall for sworn police personnel, with civilian personnel receiving a 4% increase. $677,000 is budgeted to pay for such increases. Mr. Pinckert then reviewed the personnel changes which are addressed in the footnotes on the summary page. He added that one (1) additional school crossing guard has been added, with the original request being for fifteen (15) new crossing guards. Meetings were held with safety of the children being the focus of such discussions. Mr. Pinckert stated that the gasoline line item has been reduced by $50,000, and the Uniform account line item by $20,000 which is a yearly reduction from that line item. PERF requires a 7% contribution for all officers covered by the 1977 Plan. There has been a large investment in the number of bullet proof vests which have a useful life of five (5) years. Overall reductions have resulted in$600,000 being located to help fund the insurance cost increases. There are SRO's in three (3) high schools with the South Bend Community School and the City splitting this cost on a 50/50 basis @ a cost of $85,000. There is a STOP grant with the Prosecutor's Office paying $35,000. E911 from the County is projected at $102,000, however nothing has been received as of this date for this year.The department receives $55,000 from the