01-27-97 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING Be it remembered that the Common Bend met in the Council Chambers Monday, January 27, 1997, at 7:00 order and the Pledge to the Flag ROLL CALL Present: Absent: JANUARY 27, 1997 Council of the City of South of the County -City Building on p.m. The meeting was called to was given. Council Members Aranowski, Pfeifer, Kelly, Broden, Varner, Ujdak, Coleman, Hosinski and Sniadecki None REPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: The sub - committee has inspected the minutes of the January 13, meetings of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. /s/ Roland Kelly /s/ David Varner Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the January 13, 1997, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Hosinski. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS RESOLUTION NO. 2433 -97 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMENDING JENNY PITTS MANIER FOR HER NINE (9) YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND'S CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Whereas, the South Bend Common Council proudly acknowledges that Indiana Lieutenant Governor Joseph E. Kernan has selected Jenny Pitts Manier as his Chief Legal Counsel effective February 1, 1997; and Whereas, the Council acknowledges that Jenny Pitts Manier started working in the City Attorney's Office on February 29, 1997; and Whereas, some of the major areas of responsibility under Jenny's jurisdiction included being the attorney for the South Bend Redevelopment Commission since September 1990 being a member of the Board of Public Works, providing legal opinions to the City Controller's Office and UEA, and was instrumental in providing detailed legal opinions on annexation, ordinance review, access to public records requests, and a multitude of litigation; and Whereas, as Chief Assistant City Attorney, Jenny Pitts Manier, was the "point person" in significantly upgrading the Legal Department's library, most notably including the conversion of all case books and statutes to CD -ROM; and Whereas, Jenny Pitts Manier will long be remembered for her distinguished service, not onoly to the City Attorney's Office, but also to the citizens of the City of South Bend for her thoroughly researched and competent legal opinions and guidance which she has provided to the City over the past several years. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: