Appointing an Negotiator to represent the Council and address the City advisory team RE: 2009 PD/FD Negotiations

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2009 Fire and Police Negotiations Resolution Page 2 ~a~, C~~~ex~axe, lie rt ~eao-/ ed , by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, appoints Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, a local attorney, as its Agent and Chief Negotiator for the upcoming labor negotiations with Fire Negotiating Team, representing the South Bend Firefighters' Association Local No. 362 of the International Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO and the Police Negotiating Team, representing the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 36. Mrs. Cekanski-Farrand shall be the City's Chief Spokesperson and negotiator concerning all matters related to annual compensation, specialty pays, monetary fringe benefits, working conditions and related items which have a fiscal and/or budgetary impact. Section II. The Council's Agent shall coordinate matters of strategies, research and background preparation, negotiation times, scheduling of executive sessions, contacting resource persons and other matters in consultation with the South Bend Common Council and City Administration. The Council's Agent shall work closely with the persons appointed to the City Advisory Negotiating Team and shall coordinate and work closely with the Board of Public Safety's Agent and Chief Negotiator throughout the upcoming negotiations. This resolution shall be in full force and effect fro and after its adoption by the the Mayor. fiver J. avis, 6 District Al "Buddy" Kirsits, At Large T~ ~ A Rouse,~t Large Karen L. White, At Large John ~oorde, City `-'~7`~~ sec a~ C~r~Zec~ ~ia ~~ a~a~ o~ 9. !~,- rte- ~~ - Stephen J. Lu e, Mayor City of South Bend, Indiana PRESENTED b~8~~ NOT APPROVED ~1DOPTEq = Ip -~f' ~~ r- _ ......_.__ ~'l1~-Y ~~ Z~3 Ci" " w~:. .. i~J. Section III.