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thnmmittut .rpnrt s Personnel and Finance Committee Rio the Olnnnnan Qlonnril of tip Titg of*will Brad: The July 22, 1991 of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called together order by its Chairperson, Council Member Ann Puzzello, at 4:20 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members: Puzzello, Ladewski, Slavinskas, Luecke, Zakrzewski, Coleman, and Duda; John Oxion, Katie Humphreys, Jim Pastor, Members of the news media, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Puzzello noted that the first item on the agenda was to review Bill no. 45-91 which would amend Ordinance No. 8038-89 entitled an Ordinance Fixing the Maximum Salaries and Wages of Appointed Officials in Non- bargaining Employees of the City of South Bend. Katie Humphreys noted that Ordinance No. 8038-89 provided that merit bonus checks would be issued on the first Friday of November to qualified departmental employees of the City. $50,000. 00 was appropriated for 1990, $100, 000.00 was appropriated for 1991, and $150, 000. 00 is proposed to be appropriated for 1992 merit bonuses for non-probationary, non-bargaining, non-temporary employees occupying positions normally requiring 600 or more hours of services per year. Katie Humphreys noted that the proposed bill would change the date when such bonuses would be paid to December 4, 1991 and December 6, 1992 . It was brought to her attention that those dates do not correspond to the first Friday in the months of December. It was noted that the dates would be December 6, 1991 and December 4, 1992. The City Controller stated that she would double check on the dates and have a revised bill for this evenings meeting. Council Member Puzzello recommended that the bill be amended on the floor once the City Controller had the proper information. Katie Humphreys noted that approximately 60% of the employees received merit bonuses last year. She noted that the system was "absolutely confidential" with only the payroll supervisor, the Mayor, and the manager of the merit bonuses in each department knew who actually received them. Following further discussion Council Member Coleman made a motion seconded by Council Member Luecke that Bill No. 45-91 to be amended be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed.