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• Personnel and Finance Committee September 1, 1999 Page 3 Council Member Ujdak questioned the$ 8,000 line-item for the Center for the Homeless listed as "printing". Cathy Roemer noted that in the past it was incurred by the Print Shop. Council Member King inquired about the position of Deputy Mayor which is currently addressed in § 2-12.2 of the South Bend Municipal Code, suggesting that perhaps the City should consider two (2) Assistants to the Mayor, and one (1) Deputy Mayor who would make more than the Assistant to the Mayor positions. Cathy Roemer noted that monetary changes could be make within a cost center. Council Member Ujdak noted that in the past the one(1)Assistant to the Mayor was funded fifty percent(50%)by the Police Department and fifty percent(50%)by the Mayor's office; where this year the entire amount is in the Mayor's Office. Cathy Roemer noted that the Mayor desires to have this position be full-time. Board of Public Safety # 101-0103 1999 Budget $ 10,22 2000 Proposed $ 10,200 Expenditure Increase 0 % Cathy Roemer noted that this budget pays the salaries for the three (3) members of the Board of Public Safety. Legal Department # 101-0501 1999 Budget $ 575,462 2000 Proposed $ 601,822 Expenditure Increase 4.6 % Cathy Roemer noted that there has been a major restructuring of salaries in this department. She noted that the part-time Deputy City Attorneys received paid benefits and must have been grandfathered at some point. Part-time is 20 to 30 hours and 5 of the 6 part-time positions are filled. It was also noted that the outside legal counsel line item has been increased to handle liability claims and miscellaneous financial issues. Common Council # 101-0301 1999 Budget $ 398,521 2000 Proposed $ 413,728 Expenditure Increase 3.8 % Council President Coleman had the following figures on the board: 1% 1.75 % 2.625 % 15,114 15,226 15,357 15,265 15,493 15,607 15,418 15,764 16,017 15.672 16.040 16.437 607 1,075 1,472. He suggested that these proposals be considered.