Urging State Legislature to Pass Legislation Addressing Pension Relief Fund Distribution for Police & Fire

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Resolution No. 1 ( —DI A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, URGING THE INDIANA STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS LEGISLATION ADDRESSING PENSION RELIEF FUND DISTRIBUTION FOR POLICE AND FIRE PENSIONS IlUberQO the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that House Bill 2025 authored by Representatives Kromkowski and Buell was introduced on January 17th, and after it had its first reading was referred to the Ways and Means Committee; and Obere98, House Bill 2025 provides that distributions from the pension relief fund to local units of government be made in a particular year based on the estimates of pension liabilities in the ensuing year and would require that at least fifty percent (50 %) of each unit's pensiodiability be paid from the pension relief fund; "bt"ifS, House Bill 2025 was passed by the House on February 14th by a vote of 78 to 14 and was referred to the State Senate on that same day; and Vbjet'W Senate Bill 0260 was introduced on January 10th and also addresses pension relief fund distributions including a one -time distribution from the pension relief fund in 2001 in an amount sufficient to ensure that the pension relief fund has paid at least fifty percent (5D %) of each unit's pension liability for 1998 through 2000; and 'flU&VtOS, Senate Bill 0260 was passed on February 8th by a vote of 37 to 12 and was referred to the House; and 9Miiereal8, the Council urges the House and Senate through their Conference Committee to reconcile the legislation addressing police and fire pension relief. Such legislation is a critical need to our community and is in the best interests of the men and women who provide vital public safety services for our citizens on a daily basis 365 days a year. not", tberefore, be it reSoTbeb bV the commott (touuaiy of * (titt, of rioutb d3eu�, lubtana, n foiiotn8: Section I The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby publicly commends the Indiana State Legislature for initiating legislative action which will address the pressing needs of local governments by amending the pension relief fund distributions of local government's police and fire pensions. Section II. The Council requests the City Clerk to send a copy of this Resolution to each of our State Senators and State Representatives, and urges each of our elected officials to take positive action to monitor Senate Bill 0260 and House Bill 2025 through the Conference Committee so that the final version of the fire and police pension relief bill will become law as soon as possible. Section 111. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. James Aranowski, First District _Q. Charlotte Pfeifer, Second istn t Roland Kelly, Third District Karl King, Fourth District Itast: Loretta J. Duda, City Clerk PRESENTER NOT APPROVED' ADOPTED 2 _L\0_0 � David Varner, Fifth District Andrew Ujdak, Sixth District Sean Coleman, At Large Al `Buddy" Kirsits, At Large Karen L. White, At Large Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Council Attorney Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor