08-27-56 Council Meeting Minutes

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MEETING (cont) AUGUST 27th, 1956 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred "An Ordinance appropriating monies for the purpose of defraying the expenses of all budget- operated departments of the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1957, and ending December 31, 1957, including departments, funds and commissions for which money is appropriated, in whole or in pert, from funds other than the general funds, of said City, to -wit: Street, Traffic and Park departments, Firemen's pension and Policemen's pension funds, and the City Plan Commission; Providing that such appropriations shall include all outstanding claims and obligations: fixing the salaries of all city Officials and employees, repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith: providing a time when the same shall take effect ". Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance go to the Council favorable as amended as follows: Office of City Controller, B -11, Salary of Clerks, Services Personal, be amended by striking out Clerks, 4 at $3,148.00 and inserting Clerks, 3 at $3,148.00 and 1 at $3,100.00; Grand Total by striking out $73,499,00 and inserting $72,181.00; Office of City Clerk, C -12, Salary of Extra Clerical Help, Services personal, be amended by striking out Salary of Extra Clerical Help, $600.00; Grand Total by striking out $18,795.00, and inserting $18,195.00; Office of City Judge E -13, Special (Pauper) Attorney Fund, under Services Personal, be amended by striking out Special (Pauper) Attorney Fund $300.00; Grand Total by striking out $28,893.00, and inserting $28,593; Office of the Board , 264 under H -26 of Services Contrctual, be stricken from the budget-- $12,000.00;;Grand Total by striking out $326,188.00 and inserting $314,188.00; Sewer Department, J -251, Repairs of Buildings and Structures, Services Contractual, to read "Repairs of Equipment "; Dog Pound, K -11 Salary of Pound Master, Services Personal, by striking out $5,090.00, and inserting $4,200.00; and Salary of Ass't. Pound Master, Services Personal by striking out $3,990.00 and inserting $3,500.00; Grand Total by striking out $14,790.00 and inserting $13,410.00; Building Department, MB -11 Salary of Building Commissioner, Services Personal, be amended by striking out $7,300.00, and inserting $6,900.00; and MB -261, Demolition of Condemned Buildings, Services Contrctual, be amended by striking out $1,500.00 and inserting $500.00; Grand Total by striking out $48,338.00 and inserting $46,938.00; Electrical Inspection Department, by striking out $3,250.00 and inserting $2,560.00; Grand Total by striking out $32,120.00 and inserting $31,430.00; Cemetery Department, N -13 Temporary Labor, Services Personal, by striking out 10,552 hours at $1.29 -- $13,'612.08, and inserting 10,552 hours at $1.25 -- $13,190.00; Grand Total by striking out $29,571.12, and inserting $29,449.00; Police Department, P -11 Services Personal, by striking out Salary of Chief $7,200.00 and in- serting $6,900.00; by striking out Salary of Inspectors, 2, at $5,710.00, total $11,420.00, and inserting Inspectors, 2, at $5,657.00, total $11,314.00; by striking out Salary of Jail Matrons (2 of 3) $4,470.00, and inserting $4,200.00; by- striking out Salary of Auxiliary Police 38 at $876.00, total $33,280.00, and inserting Auxiliary Police 38-at $811.00, total $30,818.00; Grand Total by striking out $1,169,123.00 and inserting $1,165,977.00; Fire Department Q -11; Services Personal, Salary of Chief $7,200.00, be amended by striking out $7,200.00 and inserting $6,900.00; Grand Total by striking out $1,422,505.75 and inserting $1,422,205.00; Street Department, S -12, Services Personal be amended by striking out Truck and Tractor Operators 30 -- 70,200 hrs. @ 1.61 hr, $113,022.00, and inserting Truck and Tractor Operators 29-- 67,860 hrs.@ 1.61 hr., $109,254.00; and Common Laborers 35 - 81,900 hrs. @ 1.52 hr., $124,488, be stricken out and insert Common Laborers 33 - 77,220 hrs. @ 1.52 hr., $117,374.40; S -43, Street and Alley, Materials $60,000.00, be stricken out and insert Street and Alley Materials $57,000.00; Grand Total by striking out $718,134.60, and inserting $699,253.60. GEORGE W. CARR, Chairman Councilman Hahn made a motion that the -report be accepted. Councilman Kroll seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To.the;Comnon Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred "An Ordinance Fisting the Tax Levy for the Year 1957 for the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana ". Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance go to the Council favorable, as amended, as follows: That the .01 allowed in the tax levy under Street and Traffic Fund Maintenance be eliminated; and 'that because of amendments in various items in the budget, the amount allowed in the Tax Levy for General Fund Maintenance should be changed as follows: That the $1.50 be stricken and $1.49 be inserted under Maintenance in the General Fund; Total under Maintenance $1.897 be stricken and $1.877 be inserted; Grand Total $2.25 be stricken and '$2.205 be inserted. Councilman Korpal made a motion that the report be accepted. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 4111 ( AS AMENDED) AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONIES FOR.THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF ALL BUDGET - OPERATED DEPARTMENTS OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1957, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1957, INCLUDING DEPARTMENTS, FUNDS AND COMMISSIONS FOR WHICH MONEY IS APPROPRIATED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM FUNDS OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUNDS, OF SAID CITY, TO -WIT: STREET, TRAFFIC AND PARK DEPARTMENTS, FIREMEN'S PENSION AND POLICEMEN'S PENSION FUNDS, AND THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION: PROVIDING THAT SUCH APPROPRIATIONS SHALL INCLUDE ALL OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS: FIXING THE SALARIES OF ALL CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH: PROVIDING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT. The Ordinance on the 1957 Budget, as amended, was given third reading and passed by a roll call vote of 9 ayes, (Councilmen Korpal, Carr, Tellson, Christman, Kroll, Glass, Hahn, Erler and Muszynski) - 0 nays. ORDINANCE NO. 4112 (AS AMENDED) AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE TAX LEVY FOR THE YEAR 1957 FOR THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA as amended, The Ordinance on the 1957 Tax Levy was given third reading and passed by a roll call vote of 9 ayes (Councilmen Korpal,.Carr, Tellson, Christman, Kroll, Glass, Hahn, Erler and Muszynski) - 0 nays. ORDINANCE NO. 4113 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE SOUTH BEND CITY WATER WORKS AND AN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE -PLY TAR AND GRAVEL ROOF FOR THE SIX MILLION GALLON REINFORCED CONCRETE RESERVOIR .LOCATED AT THE NORTH PUMPING STATION IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR $7,716.00 The Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Motion by Councilman Carr for suspension of rules. Motion was seconded by Councilman Kroll. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays. The Ordinance was given third reading and passed by a roll call vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays.