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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-22-94 Personnel & Finance COMM .sport: Personnel and Finance Committee go the Common QCountiU of tit City of DoutIj tnti: The August 22, 1994 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Sean Coleman at 3:35 P.M. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members: Luecke,Puzzello,Washington, Kelly, Slavinskas, Zakrzweski, Coleman, Duda and Ladewski; William Eagan, Tom Scarbuck,Bonnie Stryker, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Mr. Scarbuck handed out pages on the Century Center and Project Future. Council President Puzzello handed out a Memorandum from the Council Attorney and a handout addressing the Council Budget. (copy attached) COMMON COUNCIL 1994 = $231,119.00 1995 = $401,758.00 Council President Puzzello noted that the only changes in the Council Budget were those relative to adjustment in Salaries, the Benefits paid based on those Salaries and PERF. She also noted that the election expense of $169,000.00 which is one half the amount necessary is budgeted for 1995 with a similar amount to be budgeted in 1996. She noted that the Council attorney has prepared a Memorandum for the Council's consideration where she has asked for a .75% increase over the one proposed and has setforth year to date information. Council Member Slavinskas questioned whether the election expenses could be placed in a separate budget. Council President Puzzello questioned whether there were any other funding sources available. Mr. Scarbuck noted that he would check into this matter. The Council Attorney was then asked to leave the meeting at this point for discussion of her proposal. After discussion, it was the Committee's recommendation to increase the Council Attorney's salary in general in accordance with the City's current guidelines for non-bargining employees which would be a approximate 3% increase overall. The proposed increased amount would total $1,000.00. The Committee recommended that the monies for the 1995 increase come from the Council's proposed budget. The Committee also recommended that a formula be developed for future contractual compensation for the Council Attorney. The Council President volunteered to work on this with the assistance of the Personnel and Finance Committee Chairperson. The formula to be developed would be based in part on compensation paid to other contractual legal employees,billable hours, salary and wage increases for non-bargining employees of the City, and related information. Concerns were raised with regard to Education in Training and the Travel Accounts. Council Member Washington noted that one of his three trips were paid by the City. Committee Report Personnel and Finance August 22, 1994 Page 2 YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU 1994 = $52,500 1995 = $52,500 Bonnie Stryker, the Director of the Youth Services Bureau, thanked the Council for changing the time for her presentation of the budget. She noted that two projects are assisted with the funding from the City of South Bend. The first is"Safe Station"which is a runaway shelter located on Lincolnway East between Miami and Twyckeham. Approximately 150 people were assisted with an additional 315 being assisted through telephone contact. Since the Youth Services Bureau is on a fiscal year running from July through June they are into their budget. She noted that 86% of the individuals in the program went to positive placement. The program has been in existence since 1976. She noted that the second program assisted is the 7001 Youth Employment Program which also receives assistance from the Work Force Development. It is aimed at economically disadvantaged youth and youth who have left the school system without graduating. She noted that both programs have more people from the City of South Bend then from the County. The assist with pre-employment training, seventeen finished the GED program , are trained in a computer lab, and also work on a healthy babies program. They are also providing training so that the youth recognize responsibilities with regard to fathering children. Bonnie Stryker also noted that the Youth Services Program is also working on the "Grace Community Center Project" which is located on North Harrison Street. It has a separate Board of Managers and is aimed a being a multi-purpose Community Center. The Youth Services Program is also working on a"Youth Development Initiative" so that youth are seen as a positive role model today. The emphasis is to see youth as a current asset as opposed to being a future asset only. In response to a question raised by Council Member Ladewski,Mrs. Stryker noted that the total budget for the Youth Services Bureau is $740,000.00 with only $52,500.00 of that amount being paid by the City of South Bend. Council Member Duda complimented Mrs. Stryker for a great job. Council President Puzzello questioned why she had not continued to receive the 7001 newsletter. Mrs. Stryker noted that they had discontinued the newsletter, but would pass on the favorable comments about the newsletter to her staff. In response to a question raised by Council Member Coleman,it was noted that the golf outing had been discontinued and that the program known as "Get Casual for Kids" went well this year. This is where an employers pay $5.00 to have an employee dress- down for the day with the cash being donated to the Youth Services Bureau for programs. ti Committee Report Personnel and Finance August 22, 1994 Page 3 In light of Project Future not having a presenter for their budget, it was continued until a subsequent meeting of the Committee. There being no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Council Member Sean Coleman,Chairperson Personnel and Finance Committee Attachments KCF:ds