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f � nmmli#�er Erpnrt OIu the Gammon Qlounrll atilt Mfg of Onutfi limb: Personnel and Finance Committee The September 8, 1982 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order at 3: 00 p.m. in the Council meeting room by its chairman, Councilman Crone. .Persons in attendance included: Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, McGann, Crone, Harris , and Voorde, Joseph Kernan, John Leszczynski, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Sherrie Petz, Eugenia Schwartz, and Marchmont Kovas . . Councilman Crone noted that the purpose of the meeting was to disucss Bill Nos . 97-82 and 98-82 which would increase the salaries of the City Attorney and City Engineer by $3,000 each. Councilman Crone then called upon Joseph Kernan to give a brief presentation. He stated that the Mayor' s cover letter to the proposed bills basically gave the information. He noted that the City Engineer had been receiving monies since April and the City Attorney had been receiving additiona] monies since January. The Administration believes that such increases were consistent with "past policies" . The filing of- the ordinances were done to respond to the ' Council's wishes" and that all future salary increases would be done in ordinance form He stated that in both instances' the increases were necessary in light of the additional duties being done by the two employees . Councilman McGann questioned the "past policies" , in light of the fact that there was a City ordinance mandating that all additional increases be approved in ordinance form as well as the state law which addressed the issue. He also questioned why money wasn' t paid directly to the City for such multi-funded positions Councilman Voorde asked if there were any other persons being paid which the .Council had not addressed in the salary and budget ordinances . Mr. Kernan stated that "to the best of his knowledge" there were none. Councilman Szymkowiak voiced concern due to the fact that when the position of City Attorney was changed from part-time to full-time, that he was to assume additional responsibilities so that the City would not have to hire attorneys . He said that he agreed with the full-time status because in the long run it would save money for the City. Mr. Kernan stated that the City was saving money but that the additional increase was necessary because of the additional responsibility. It was further noted that in addition to the City Attorney being full time that he had two Assistant City Attorneys which were also full time Councilman Crone questioned whether Redevelopment still had their own attorney who serves as attorney to the Commission. She was informed that Redevelopment does have their own attorney and would continue to have their own attorney. Councilman Crone further noted that the salaries of both the Engineer and Attorneys were higher than most other second-class cities for those positions and that the salary for the attorney was almost as high as a judge' s salary. She stated that in her opinion the question was "what can the City of South Bend afford to pay" . She further added that we must look at salaries and wages being paid to all City employees. ggggg .4S1 PUOLISHINO CO.