HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-03-04 Health & Public Safety and Personnel & Finance Joint Committee Peport of the Health and Public Safety Committee
and the Personnel and Finance Committee
of the South Bend Common Council
The joint meeting of the Health and Public Safety Committee and the Personnel and
Finance Committee was called to order by Personnel and Finance Committee Chairperson,
Council Member Derek D. Dieter.
Persons in attendance included Council Members Dieter,Pfeifer,Kelly,Puzzello,
Varner,Kuspa,Coleman, and Kirsits; City Clerk John Voorde,Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, Terry
Bland of the Soul &e td Tiibuke, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand,Council Attorney.
Council Member Dieter stated that the first item on the agenda was to review Bill No.
17-04 which would amend Ordinance No. 9243-01 in order to increase the annual pay of a 1st
Class Patrol Officer to$40,000, and to adjust the health insurance contributions in 2005. Council
Member Dieter then stated that at the recommendation of the Council Attorney he is disclosing
for the record that he is a member of the South Bend Police Department; and that the Council
Attorney has determined that he does not have a substantial conflict of interest and therefore will
be able to participate in the discussion and voting on Bill No. 17-04.
Mayor Stephen J. Luecke made the presentation. The Mayor stated that a new contract
has been reached between the City and the FOP which will be in effect through 2005. The
Board of Public Safety has approved the contract and the total package has been ratified by the
FOP. The proposed ordinance would raise the 1st Class Patrol Officers base salary to$40,000 in
2005,which is the rank on which the pension is based. The City is trying to get all city
employees on the same insurance plan,therefore the premiums paid by the police officers will
decrease in 2005.
Council Member Dieter noted that"by and large the people are happy with the package".
There was no one from the public to speak in favor or against the Bill.
Council Member Dieter thanked the Mayor on a personal note and thanked the FOP
attorney for their action. He noted that the City Administration put money on the table and that
they deserve a"pat on the back"for their efforts.
Following discussion, Council Member Dieter made a motion, seconded by Council
Member Kelly that Bill No. 17-04 be recommended favorably to the Council. The motion
passed.
There being no further business to come before the joint committee meeting,Council
Member Dieter adjourned the meeting at 4:54 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Council Member Derek D. Dieter, Chairperson Council Member Ann Puzzello,Chairperson
Personnel and Finance Committee Health and Public Safety Committee