Amending Ordinances Pertaining Salaries by Adding a New Postion

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� rlgN a J F yfAM ,u d CITY OF •�Fa x nT'r+ LLOYD M. ALLEN MAYOR ISSIAH JACKSON DIRECTOR SOUTH BEND SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Octobe& 4, 1971 MA. RobeAt 0. Laven, PAes.ident South Bend Common Council 14th Hom, County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Des& MA. Laven: CO- OPERATIVE AREA MANPOWER PLANNING SYSTEM COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 The Regional ManpoweA Adm.inist&ation in Chicago has noti6.ied the South Bend ManpoweA. AAea Planning Council that DepaAtment o6 LaboA money w.iU be made avail - ble to 6.inanee the addition o6 a bull time youth cooAd inatoA position on the lo- cal 6ta66. The MAPC Aequest6 the Common Council to pass 6avo)L bly on the addition o6 this satoAy ondi.nance. The new position will 6o)=Uy eaAAy the title o6 ManpoweA Systems CooAdinatoA. P&ioA attempts at eooAdi.nati.ng local youth p,%og &ams, ebpeei.aUy those pAogAam6 in- volving jobs sot youths, have undm fined the necessity o6 yeaA Round planning 6oA optimum execution. Duping the past summeJL, 345 youths who had neveA woAked in ztAue- tuned job situation be6on.e paAticipated in the youth Employment PAogAam undeA the dikecti,on o6 Pubtie Senv.iee Ca&eeAz. Although these young pwon6 gained eons.ideA- able job disc%pti,ne and many zeAv.iee6 to the community weAe AendeAed seveAe Zimitu- tions weAe .imposed on the ptogtam by the ki.e6 planning peA.i.od. The proposed Man - poweA Systems CooAdinatoA on the MAPC Sta66 would have as his pAimaAy &espons.ibitity, such continuing and systematic yea& Round youth employment pnogum planning and eo- oAdination. The.add%tion o6 one stabs membeA to the MAPC will also allow the sta66 to 6uA- theA concentAate its planning e56oAts on aAea6 and concexns paev.iously slighted be- cause od a stash zhoAtage. ElkhaAt county .incaeas.ingly demanding mo &e planning time, and the needs amd manpowe& ne6ou&ce6 od Mauhall and Ko-6ci sko counties have not up to now have been zub6.ici.ently analyzed by the sta64. Up to the pte6ent time, South Bend and St. Joseph county have %ecei.ved most o6 the attention o6 the zta66.. With an additional manpoweA planneA, thi.6 .imbalance could begin to be o56set. .