HomeMy WebLinkAboutFor an additional appropriation in the "Postage" Accoutn of the Office of City Clerk in the amount of $248.66 RESOLUTION
NO. 143-66
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
October 24, 19 _.
Attest: City Clerk
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Attest: President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
October 25 19--6,6—.
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Approved and signed by me 19-hp �
Mayor
FILED IN CLERK'S OFFICE
OCT 191966
KATHRYN L. BLOUGH
RESOLUTION NO. _�_,�;b CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND.
A RESOLUTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE
"POSTAGE" ACCOUNT OF THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK IN THE
AMOUNT OF $248.66 AND THE TRANSFER OF THE SAME FROM
T7.1? "TRAVELING EXPENSES", "PRINTING, OTHER THAN OFFICE
SUPPLIES" AND "REPAIRS OF EQUIPMENT" ACCOUNTS IN THE
31V,3 CATEGORY, TO-WIT: SERVICES CONTRACTUAL, AND ALL
B',:.?G IN THE GENERAL FUND.
WHEREAS, Certain extraordinary conditions have developed since
the adoption of the existing annual budget, so that it is now necessary
to appropriate more money than was appropriated in the annual budget
for the various functions of City Government to meet such extraordinary
contingencies; and
WHEREAS, Additional funds for metered postage are urgently needed
by the Office of City Clerk to assure its ability to properly perform its
function and the sum of $248.66 is needed forthwith; and
WHEREAS, A surplus exists in other accounts where it is not presently
needed; and more specifically as follows, to-wit:
1. One Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($113.85) in
ACCOUNT C-213 designated as "Traveling Expenses", and
2. Eighty-Six Dollars and Seventeen Cents ($86.17) in ACCOUNT
C-241 designated as "Printing, Other Than Office Supplies", and
3. Forty-Eight Dollars and Sixty-Four Cents ($48.64) in ACCOUNT
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C-252 designated as "Repairs of Equipment. "
I10W, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, That the aforementioned sums, $113.85, $86.17 and $48.64,
from the aforementioned accounts respectively, C-213, C-241 and C-252,
be transferred to the following accounts, to-wit:
4. Two Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Sixty-Six Cents ($248.66) to
ACCOUNT C-212 designated as "Postage", all of said accounts being in
the same category, to-wit: Services Contractual of the Office of
City Clerk.
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KATHRYN L. SLOUGH
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By Resolution Transfer of:
$248.66
I have $380,35 balance
account and will need for the Postage
to or Metered
go into January 1967 Mail
December _ into Januar from November _
previous usage a Y $500.00 -- based on
month (22 months)pproximately $200.00 per
Notice envelopes
22 months)- _____approximately $50,00 per.Mo.
-$125.00
$380.35
248.66
$62—p
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$129.01 mail
notice postage
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Re: A RESOLUTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE
"POSTAGE"ACCOUNT OF THE CITY CLERK IN THE AMOUNT OF
' $248.66 AND THE TRANSFER OF THE SAME FROM THE r
"TRAVELING EXPENSES", "PRINTING OTHER THAN OFFICE
SUPPLIES" AND "REPAIRS OF EQUIPMENT", ACCOUNTS IN
THE SAME CATEGORY TO-WIT: SERVICES CONTRACTUAL
AND ALL BEING IN THE GENERAL FUND
Whenever you do a larger volume of any business, your costs are bound to be
increased.
1966 January thru September $31,665.00
(was sent7to General Fund -
$2,179.00 more than in 1965)
1965 January thru September $29,486.00
At the present rate from October - November - December, the amounts will have
been increased over last year, also this is possible through notices.
Due to the increased amount of volume more notices need to be sent out; people
who do not mail in their money need notices mailed for collection.
Same occurence in private industry - they have charge accounts - they need
to mail out notices.
Insurance offices mail out notices for collections.
Theory of Enforcement is Traffic Control not Revenue
However, our collection speaks for itself!
I'm interested in Law Enforcement, thus we need to collect unpaid tickets.
My aim was to restore respect for our laws. (Theory of enforcement) .
(We need to collect unpaid tickets to enforce the law).
Meters were put into effect to help control the flow of traffic.
To maintain traffic control is more important than revenue or postage spent.
When operation cost is cut, then we must cut service, and when this is done
our law enforcement is gone.
In the interest of maintaining good government and since this department
is law enforcement and since the CODE BOOK clearly states that the Violator has
48 Hours to pay a ticket after which a Notice is to be mailed. My office is
an office of achievement, Law Enforcement and Efficiency.
The present procedure on ticket envelope postage is as follows:
Tickets where one dollar ($1.00) is placed in ticket envelope and dropped in
the U. S. Government Mail Boxes are the metered Postage, at a cost of 7 cents each.
Tickets that are paid in person require no postage.
Tickets mailed otherwise are in envelopes and postage paid by the violator.
The metered postage has been proven to be efficient in handling and receiving,
since it is much easier to place one dollar in the ticket envelope and drop it
in the mail box.
There are other people who need to be reminded that they owe for tickets issued
to them. (These are sent final notices -(pink copy of ticket) .
Kathryn L. Blough
City Clerk