07-24-78 Council Meeting Minutes

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r J PEOMAR VEEING- i COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (CONTINUED Mrs. Jane Swan, 2022 Swygart, spoke against the high increases for the Administration. Council President Parent explained the salary ordinances negotiated for the police and firefighters. He indicated he would like.to take $10,000 over and above the 8.6% to allocate to those positions who are most underpaid. Council President Parent yielded the floor for amendment purposes only. Council Member Miller made a motion to amend his amendment to adjust other salaries within the Civil City salary ordinance to reflect the feeling of Council; reduce City Attorney from $15,000 to $14,380; reduce Chief Deputy City Attorney from $15,000 to $14,380; reduce Deputy City At- torney from $10,000 to $9,000; reduce Controller from $20,000 to $18,462; reduce Assistant Director of Personnel from $14,500 to $13,629; reduce Chief Deputy Controller from $20,750 to $19,928; reduce Executive Director of Century Center from $25,000 to $24,000; reduce Century Center Building Engineer from $20,000 to $19,000; reduce Superintendent of Parks from $23,000 to $22,513; reduce Bureau of Design and Administration from $19,000 to $18,201; reduce Director of Utilities from $23,000 to $20,916; reduce Manager Waste Water from $20,000 to $19,000; reduce Administrative Assistant for Public Safety from $21,000 to $19,548; reduce Mayor's Secretary from $12,000 to $11,452; reduce Utility Commissioner from $3,000 to $2,500; reduce Chief Deputy City Clerk from $12,750 to 12,489; seconded by Council Member Miller. Council President Parent made a motion to recess, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried and the meeting was recessed at 9:00 p.m., and reconvened at 9:32 p.m. A roll call vote was taken on the motion to accept the Administration's salary changes, and it passed by a vote of five ayes and four nays (Council Members Kopczynski, Adams, Horvath and Parent.) A roll call vote was taken on the motio to amend the amendment and it passed by a roll call vote of five ayes and four nays (Council Members Kopczynski, Adams, Horvath and Parent.) Council Member Miller made a motion to pass the Civil City salary bill, as amended, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion passed by a roll call vote of five ayes and four nays (Council Members Kopczynski, Adams, Horvath and Parent. Council Member Miller made a motion to amend the Community Development salary bill by reducing the Director from $8,000 to $7,046; reduce Deputy Director from $20,000 to $18,000; add Asst. City Attorney at $7,100; reduce Building Commissioner from $2,000 to $1,000; reduce Director of Housing from $20,000 to $19,000; change title from Rehabilitation Project Director to Project Director and add Asst. Project Director at $14,500, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. Council Member Miller made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council fav- orable, as amended, seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. The motion carried on a roll call vot of five ayes and four nays (Council Members Kopczynski, Adams, Horvath and Parent.) Council Member Miller made a motion to eliminate Step 5 in the CETA 1979 salary ordinance, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried on a roll call vote of seven ayes and two nays (Counci Members Kopczynski and Adams. Council Member Miller made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, as amended, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried on a roll call vote of five ayes and four nays (Council Members Kocpzynski, Adams, Horvath and Parent. BILL NO. 119 -78 A BILL FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY OF POLICEMEN FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1979 This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Council President Parent, made the presentation for the bill. He thanked the Wage Committee as well as the Council for their cooperation in negotiating a wage package for., 1979 and 1980. He said this was a split increment increase for 1979, which averages $900 across the board. Council Member Adams made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. There being no further business to come before the Committee of the Whole, Council Member Taylor made a motion to rise and report to the Council and recess, seconded by Council Member Miller. The motion carried and the meeting was recessed at 10:15 p.m. ATTEST: City Clerk REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED ATTEST: Chairman Be it remembered that the regular meeting of the Common Council of the convened in the Council CHambers on the fourth floor of the County -City Council President Parent presiding and nine members present. BILLS, SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO. 6398 -78 City of South Bend re- Building at 10:30 p.m., AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FORM AND TERMS OF FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL LOAN AGREEMENT, FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL MORTGAGE AND INDENTURE OF TRUST AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF PERTAINING TO CHAR -KING, INC. This bill had second reading. Council Member Adams made a motion to pass this bill, seconded by Council Member Kopczynski. The bill passed by a roll call vote of nine ayes. ORDINANCE NO. 6399 -78 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4490 -68, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (CHAPTER 21, MUNICIPAL CODE) (707 N. MICHIGAN.) This bill had second reading. Council Member Serge made a motion to pass this bill, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The bill passed by a roll call vote of nine ayes.