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ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2009 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana met in the Council Chambers of the County-City Building on Monday, January 5, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Councilmember Rouse and the Invocation and Pledge to the Flag were given. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS: st Present: Derek D. Dieter 1 District nd Henry Davis, Jr. 2 District rd Thomas LaFountain 3 District th Ann Puzzello 4 District th David Varner 5 District th Oliver J. Davis 6 District Al “Buddy” Kirsits At-Large Timothy Rouse At-Large Karen L. White At-Large Absent: None OTHERS PRESENT: Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand Council Attorney John Voorde City Clerk Mary Beth Wisniewski Chief Deputy Janice I. Talboom Deputy ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR 2009 Councilmember Puzzello nominated Councilmember Derek Dieter for the office of President. Councilmember White seconded the motion. The motion carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. ELECTION OF COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT FOR 2009 Councilmember White nominated Councilmember Oliver Davis for the office of Vice- President. Councilmember Kirsits seconded the motion. The motion carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON – COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR 2009 Councilmember Henry Davis nominated Councilmember Dieter for the office of Chairperson, Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Kirsits seconded the motion. The motion carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RE-APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL ATTORNEY – 2009 Councilmember Dieter made a motion to retain Attorney Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand as Council Attorney for 2009. Councilmember Henry Davis seconded the motion. The motion carried by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes and one (1) nay. Councilmember Rouse explained his nay vote was due to unresolved issues with the internal audit conducted on July 25, 2008, dealing with independent contractors and being in compliance with IRS regulations. He stated that until all those issues are resolved he could not vote in favor. Councilmember White questioned what issues are unresolved. Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand disclosed that she has a direct conflict of interest in this matter. She stated that the Resolution that was adopted by the Council was a statement of philosophy that is not binding on the Council. There were several issues and to the best of her knowledge she has attempted to work through Councilmember LaFountain’s committee to address those items on an on-going basis with regard to the more detailed 1