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(Oitttttitt JOvt: er oixtt z attb f ittante tt omncit The August 22,2000 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member James Aranowski at 3:00 p.m. In the Council Informal Meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Aranowski, Pfeifer, King, Varner, Ujdak,Kirsits and White;Citizen Member Isabele Gonzalez, Police Chief Larry Bennett, Division Chief Richard R. Kilgore, Fiscal Officer Don Pinckert, City Controller M. Catherine Roemer, Terry Bland of the gottab fttai IgribUilt,and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Aranowski welcomed members of the South Bend Police Department to the Committee meeting to provide information on their proposed budget for 200L POLICE DEPARTMENT (G FUNERAL FUND # 101-08011 2000 Expenditure Projection: $ 19,740,087 2001 Expenditure Projection: $20,868394 $1,239,328 reflecting a 6.3 %increase 2000 Revenue for Gen'' Fund: $ 623,552 2001 Revenue Projection: $455,666 Police Chief Larry E. Bennett thanked the Council for their support, noting that this was his first budget proposed for the police department. He stated that he was in a one-week school recently in Indianapolis in order to maintain his appoint as Chief of Police. Forty-three(43)Police Chiefs from throughout the State of Indiana were in attendance. He noted that he was proud to oversee a police department budget of approximately $ 19 million whose officers are dedicated to making the City as safe as possible. Chief Bennett noted that the proposed budget is proposed to fund the salaries and monetary fringe benefits for 258 sworn officers (one new sworn officer over the 2000 budget), 48 non- bargaining and bargaining civilian employees, 28 crossing guards, 5 crossing guard subs, and 2 part-time secretaries. Chief Bennett further noted that he is proposing 28 non-bargaining and bargaining employees in Communications. He noted that the additional sworn officer will have 90 % of his/her salary and fringe benefits reimbursed by a Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant. The grant will permit the police department to partnership with the Juvenile Justice Center by enforcing the terms of probation place on juvenile offenders. Chief Bennett noted that the police officers are dealing with a more dangerous element of crime than ever before in the City's history. The police department needs strong civilian support along with state of the art equipment in order to contend with the criminal element. Chief Bennett then called upon Fiscal Officer Don Pinckert to review the proposed 2001 police department budget in greater detail. Mr. Pinckert noted that the budget reflects an increase in the salary classification of Sergeants by 24, and a corresponding decrease in the salary classification of Corporals by 24 positions. Twenty (20) officers were promoted in 2000 for a new cost to the department of $ 31,000. With the elimination of the tier-system, pays of approximately$44,000 were also eliminated. The Council passed an ordinance earlier this year to address the tier-system elimination, with corresponding action being taken by the Board of Public Safety.