08-19-01 Council Special Meeting Minutes

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SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 19, 2001 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Sunday, August 19, 2001 at 5:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Council President Charlotte Pfeifer and the Invocation and Pledge to the Flag were given. It was noted that Councilmember James Aranowski was not in attendance this afternoon because of a family medical emergency concerning his father. Council President Pfeifer asked everyone to remember Councilmember Aranowski's father in their prayers. ROLL CALL Present: Charlotte Pfeifer Roland Kelly Karl King David Varner Andrew Ujdak Sean Coleman Al "Buddy" Kirsits Karen L. White Absent: James Aranowski 2nd District President 3rd District 4th District 5th District 61h District Chairperson, Committee of the Whole At -Large At -Large At -Large 1St District Vice - President SPECIAL BUSINESS Council President Pfeifer advised that the purpose of this meeting is to take final action on Bill No. 69 -01 pursuant to Indiana Code 36- 8 -3 -3. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 5:03 p.m. Councilmember Coleman made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Chairman Ujdak presiding. Councilmember Ujdak advised that the Council is going to extend to the opposition a period up to a limit of thirty (30) minutes to speak against this bill. Additionally, anyone having questions with regard to this bill were told that those questions would be answered during rebuttal. He noted that under the "Privilege of the Floor" portion of the meeting, the Council will NOT be suspending the rules to allow comment on any item on the agenda. Under normal rules comments are allowed for any item not on the agenda and those are the rules that the Council will be following. BILL NO. 69 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2002, 2003, 2004 AND 2005 Councilmember Coleman made a motion to hear the second substitute version of this bill as on file with the City Clerk. Councilmember King seconded the motion which carried. Councilmember Ujdak advised that there was a joint meeting of the Health and Public Safety Committee and the Personnel and Finance Committees this afternoon and the second substitute version of this bill was sent to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mayor Stephen Luecke, 1400 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill.