08-28-72 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 28, 1972 Be it remembered that the Common Council oEthe City of South Bend, Indiana met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, August 28, 1972 at 8:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by President Peter J. Nemeth and the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was given. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath, Newburn and Nemeth. ABSENT: Councilman Parent Mr. Nemeth explained that Mr. Parent was absent from the city because of illness in his family. President Nemeth announced that the chair would entertain a motion to appoint Bernard L. White, Jr. as a member of the South Bend Public Transportation Corporation, so moved by Councilman Newburn, seconded by Councilman Horvath.. The motion carried unanimously. City Clerk Irene K. Gammon then administered the oath to Mr. White. President Nemeth then asked for a motion to suspend the rules in regard to the order of business so that Items 9A and 9B could be heard before the budget hearing. Councilman Taylor moved for the suspension of rules, seconded by Councilman Horvath, and the motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE AND TRUST INDENTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS AND THE FORM AND TERMS OF THE LEASE AND TRUST INDENTURE AND BONDS AND THE ISSUANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS PERTAINING TO THE SOUTH BEND TOY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. This ordinance had first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Newburn made a motion to suspend the rules and hold public hearing and third reading on the ordinance at this time, seconded by Councilman Kopczynski. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Kenneth Fedder, Attorney for the Economic Development Commission, said that he would like to propose an amend- ment to the ordinance as read which would involve the insertion of five words in Section 1 and that he would like Council approval of an Economic Development Resolution passed August 14th relating to this ordinance. President Nemeth said that this should properly be taken up under Resolutions on the Agenda and Mr. Fedder said that, in that case, he would prefer to wait and handle the whole matter at that time. Councilman Kopczynski then moved to withdraw the motion for suspension of the rules to take up Items 9A and 9B at this time, seconded by Councilman Taylor. Motion carried. President Nemeth explained that the hearing on the budget would be conducted in the following manner. A representative of the City Administration will make a brief general presentation on the budget. After that, the budget will be taken up Department by Department, the Council will announce what cuts it is considering and any citizens will have an opportunity to be heard and to question Department heads. The cuts that are being indicated will not necessarily be the actual cuts but changes may be made during the hearing. Councilman Taylor moved to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Councilman Horvath. Motion carried. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana met in the Committee of the Whole in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, August 28, 1972 at 8:20 p.m. with eight members present. Councilman Newburn called the meeting to order, and presided as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1973 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1973, INCLUDING ALL OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT. Mr. James Barcome, City Controller, expressed the apologies of Mayor Miller who is out of the Clity representing Indiana at an anti - pollution meeting in Washington. Mr. Barcome said they have been working on the budget since March. All Department heads held meetings with the admin- istration and the budget requests were cut to the bone. The budget requests totaled $19,000,000 but, after a series of meetings and lire by line cuts, the total was reduced to $18,340,000, $660,000 below what department heads had requested. This budget calls for a civil city tax