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Committee import Vizt gontt*z att jinant1 Committ im The August 27, 2002 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Vice-Chairperson, Council Member David Varner at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Pfeifer, King, Kelly, Varner, Kirsits, Coleman and White;City Controller Rick 011ett, Community Development Director Jon Hunt,Public Works Director Gary Gilot, Building Commissioner Don Fozo, Park Superintendent Phil St. Clair, Fire Chief Luther Taylor, Assistant Fire Chief Rick Switalski, City Engineer Carl Littrell, Mary Ann Myers, Jack Reed and Mikki Dobski Schidler of the Mayor's Office; Gary Libbey of Code Enforcement, Jack Dillon-Director of the Division of Environmental Services, Sam Hensley- Director of the Bureau of Streets and the Bureau of Sewers, Assistant City Attorney Aladean DeRose, Morris Performing Arts Center Executive Director Dennis Andres, Bureau of Water Works Director John Stancati, Director of Budgeting & Financial Reporting Toni Skarbek, Terry Bland of the South Bend Tribune, other news media representatives, and Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Varner welcomed everyone to the first of several committee meetings which would begin the long and arduous process of reviewing the proposed 2003 Civil City Budget for the City of South Bend. Dr. Varner noted that he would be chairing the Personnel and Finance Committee meetings until the Committee Chairperson, Council Member James Aranwoski, returns from his honeymoon. Budgeting&Financial Reporting Tom Skarbek provided copies of the following documents to the Committee: "The City of South Bend 2003 Budget -Significant Issues/Highlights" and "The City of South Bend 2003 Budget-Summary-Operating Budget(excluding Capital) General Fund (Fund # 101)"(copies attached). 2003 CITY OF SOUTH BEND OPERATING BUDGET (EXCLUDING CAPITAL) 2002 Revenue $54,639,070 2002 Expenditures $53,847,720 2003 Revenue $57,613,964 2003 Expenditures $54,220,893 City Controller Rick 011ett then provided an overview of the proposed 2003 budget. Mr. 011ett thanked the Council for the time that they would be spending in reviewing the proposed budget. He noted that the Mayor was sorry that he would be unable to attend the budget meetings and then provided a letter dated August 24,2002 from Mayor Luecke(copy attached). Mr. 011ett noted that the proposed budget is"balanced and fiscally responsible". He stated that the city is "fiscally sound" and that it has "growing revenues". Balancing the needs int he the new year would"not be the most challenging", but there are many challenges out of our control that are being affected by national, state and local economies. The Mayor plans to emphasize his four(4) themes: "Safe City,Clean City, Smart Growth and Technology"as the city sets its priorities. Mr. 011ett then highlighted eleven(11)items for the 2003 budget: 1. The budget includes all operating&debt service. 2. The maximum 5%property tax levy increase is assumed.