07-07-69 Council Special Meeting Minutes

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1_1q SPECIAL MEETING JULY 7, 1969 SPECIAL MEETING July 7, 1969 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in Special Session in City Hall on Monday, July 7, 1969 at 8:09 p.m, in the Council Chambers, The meeting was called to order by Robert 0. Laven, President. He instructed the Clerk to read the Notice of Special Meeting Of The Common Council received by each Councilman. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. You are hereby notified that there will be a "Special Meeting" of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the 7th day of July, 1969, at 8:00 P.M. local time, in the Council Chambers, for the purpose of: 1. AN ORDINANCE FIXING MAXIMUM SALARIES OF APPOINTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE YEAR 1970. The Chief of Police or any member of the Police Force is directed to serve a copy of this notice to each member of the Common Council and make due return hereon. Dated: June 24, 1969 /s/ Robert 0. Laven, President, Common Council /s /Kathryn L. Blough, City Clerk of the City of South Bend, Indiana The within call came to hand this 24th day of June, 1969, which I served by reading the same to each Councilman upon the date designated, as follows: zs/ Janet S. Allen /s/ Fredrick D. Craven Gerald Reinke /s/ Albert E. Palmer /s/ William W. Grounds Walter M. Szymkowiak John V. Wise Raymond C. Zielinski or by leaving a certified copy thereof at the last and usual place of residence of such members as I was unable to find, as follows: /.s/ Walter Szymkowiak /s/ John Wise ROLL CALL /s/ Gerald Reinke /s/ Raymond C. Zielinski /s/ Forest L. Milbourn, SBPD #115 Member of the South Bend Police Department PRESENT: Councilmen Allen, Laven, Craven, Grounds, Wise Palmer, Zielinski, Reinke and Szymkowiak ABSENT: None The Council then ,rent into the Committee of the Whole. Council President Robert 0. Laven turned the meeting over to Councilman William W. Grounds, Chairman, who presided. The meeting was called for consideration of the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE FIXING MAXIMUM SALARIES OF APPOINTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE YEAR 1970. City Controller James A. Bickel showed transparencies of the Ordinance on a screen for the benefit of those in the audience. Miss Virginia Guthrie, Executive Secretary for the South Bend Civic Planning Association, spoke for the directors and officers of the Association and recommended various changes and eliminations. They recommended that information be presented showing which positions, other than Controller, Engineer and Attorney, receive a second salary from the utilities or public transportation corporation so that the total salary paid these positions is known. They also noted that there were not any salaries set for positions in the municipal parking facilities scheduled to be completed during 1970. Mr. Bickle explained that when necessary, a salary winhe- established for the garage personnel,and will be done by amending the salary ordinance.