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, R eommittEz cRel2ott of tf . CAA/ - 7.1<11_ •AL.11_..3,- • • _<</ ! • ! t.. The September 13, 2004, 2004 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Derek D. Dieter at 4:23 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members White, Varner, Kelly, Kirsits, Kuspa, Dieter, Puzzello, Pfeifer and Coleman; Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, City Controller Frederick B. 011ett 111, City Clerk John Voorde City Attorney Charles S. Leone and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand,Council Attorney. Council Member Dieter noted that the first item on the agenda was Bill No. 45-04 which would set the annual salary for the City Clerk for calendar year 2005. City Clerk John Voorde requested that the Bill be withdrawn from Council consideration. He stated that a Bill was filed after Bill No. 45-04 which includes the City Clerk's proposed salary with the proposed salary of the Mayor. He noted that this was recent past practice and in the spirit of cooperation he was requesting this action. Council Member Puzzello made a motion, seconded by Dr. Varner that the Committee recommend that Bill No. 45-04 be struck from the Council's agenda this evening. The motion passed.. Council Member Dieter then called for a presentation on Bill.No. 52-04 which would fix maximum salaries and wages of the appointed officers and non-bargaining employees of the city for calendar year 2005. City Controller Frederick B. 011ett III made the presentation. The City Administration requests favorable action on this Bill which would recommend 4%across the board increases for the majority of the officers and non-bargaining employees addressed in the Bill. Council Member Kelly made a motion, seconded by Council Member Puzzello that Bill No. 52-04 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Council Member Dieter then called for a presentation on three (3)Bills, namely Bill No. 54-04 which would levy taxes and fix the rate of taxation for the purpose of raising revenue to meet the necessary expenses of the civil city of South Bend for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005; Bill No. 55-04 which would appropriate monies for the purpose of defraying the expenses of several departments of the civil city of South Bend for the fiscal year beginning January 1,2005 and ending December 31, 2005 including all outstanding claims and obligations and fixing a time when the same shall take effect; and Bill No. 56-04 which would appropriate monies for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the designated enterprise funds of the city of South Bend for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2005 and ending December 31, 2005, including all outstanding claims and obligations, and fixing a time when the same shall take effect. Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting of September 13, 2004 Page 1