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The July 22, 1996, meeting of the Personnel and Finance and Public Safety Joint
Committees was called to order by its Public Safety Chairperson Cleo Washington at 4:10
P.M.in the Council informal meeting mom.
Persons in attendance included Council Members: Kelly, Pfeifer, Coleman, Varner,
Washington, Broden, Hosinski, and Luecke; Jon Hunt, Ken Fedder, Don Porter, and
Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand.
The first item on the agenda was to review Bill No.53-96 which is a Bill to amend
Ordinance No. 8525-94 addressing Annual Pay and Monetary Fringe Benefits for the
South Bend Police Department for the calendar year 1997.
In Light of an Administration Member not being present, the Council Attorney made the
presentation.
The Council Attorney noted that she is a member of the Labor Management Committee for
the South Bend Police Department. The proposed Bill is recommended favorably to the
Council as a result of on-going negotiations through the Labor Management Committee.It
had been brought to the Committees attention of alleged disparities with regard to certain
Corporals in the Investigative Division that were performing services similar to sergeant.
The proposed Bill would pay the corporals in question the amount of$1, 050,00 for this
calendar year. She stated that the Committee believe that this is a win-win situation.All of
the effected corporals have agreed to the proposal and the union member who sit on the
Labor Management Committee also have agreed to the proposed compensation.
Council Member Luecke spoke in favor of the proposed Bill. He stated that this is a good
example of good working relations of the Labor Management Committee which resulted in
a negotiated resolution of a potential problem. He stated that it is a fair and equatable
resolution.
Following discussion,Council Member Luecke, seconded by Council Member Pfeifer that
Bill No. 53-96 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed.
There being no further business to come before the Committee the meeting was adjourned
at 4:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Council Member Cleo Washington
Public Safety Chairperson,
Council member Steve Luecke
Chairperson Personnel and Finance Committee
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