07-29-70 Council Special Meeting Minutes

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SPECIAL MEETING JULY 29, 1970 PECIAL MEETING (Cont'd.) The within call came to hand this 28th day of July, 1970, which I served by reading the same to each Councilman upon the date designated, as follows: /s/ Janet S. Allen Janet S. Allen Gerald Reinke /s/ Walter Szymkowiak Walter Szymkowiak William W. Grounds Robert 0. Laven, President John V. Wise Fred D. Craven Albert E. Palmer Raymond Zielinski or by leaving a certified copy thereof at last and usual place of residence of such members as I was unable to find as follows: ld Reinke illiam Grounds Robert Laven John V. Wise Fred Craven Albert Palmer Raymond Zielinski /s/ Cpl. F. R. Millhouse #138 Member of the South Bend Police Department In the absence of Mayor Lloyd M. Allen, who was out of the City, City Controller James A. Bickel presented to the Councilmen,the proposed Budget for 1971 and the proposed Tax Levy Ordinances for the City of South Bend. ORDINANCES, FIRST AND SEC( INANCE 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, 1971, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1971, INCLUDING ALL OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT. he Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Zielinski ade a motion that the Ordinance be given public hearing at a Special Meeting held on August 31, 970 at 8:00 p.m. Councilman Grounds seconded the motion. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nays. AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE TO MEET THE NECESSARY EXPENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1971. he Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Zielinski ade a motion that the Ordinance be given public hearing at a Special Meeting held on August 31, 970 at 8:00 p.m. Councilman Craven seconded the motion. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nays. ity Controller James A. Bickel explained to the Council that some aspects of the proposed budget re approximations and that uncertainties are caused by the lack of information of the impact on ax income due the elimination of personal property taxes on motor vehicles in 1971. The county uditor's office is to provide such information within a week, he stated. As a result of incomplet igures on the property valuation tax base for 1970, the January 1, 1969 tax base was used in the omputations, therefore, this inflates the entire budget, he said. Mr. Bickel extended his appre- iation to Miss Virginia Guthrie, executive secretary of the South Bend Civic Planning Assoc., for eeting with'him and reviewing his computations. He said this doesn't mean she approves of any evy but it was of great service to him, he said.