HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-09-2025 Personnel & Finance Committee Minutes SignedOFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
BI ANCA L. TIRAD O, C IT Y C LERK
PERSONNEL & FINANCE
Committee Members Present:
Committee Members Absent:
Other Council Present:
Others Present:
Presenters:
Agenda:
JUNE 9, 2025 5:30 P.M.
Sheila Niezgodski, Rachel Tomas Morgan,
Dr. Oliver Davis *
Karen L. White
Canneth Lee *, Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers,
Bianca L. Tirado , Matthew Neal , Margaret
Gotsch , Bob Palmer
Canneth Lee *
Bill No. 25-32 Appointing an
Agent/Negotiator and an Advisory Common
Council Negotiating Team to Represent the
Common Council in the Upcoming Fire
Department Negotiations
Bill N o. 25-33 Appointing an
Agent/Negotiator and an Advisory Common
Council Negotiating Team to Represent the
Common Council in the Upcoming South
Bend Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #36
Negotiations
Members marked with an asterisk (*) are in virtual attendance.
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Committee Chair Sheila Niezgodski called to order the Personnel and Finance Committee
meeting at 5 :30 P.M.
INTE GR IT Y I SER VIC E I ACC ESSIB ILIT Y
Mat lh e1r Nea l
D EPVfY OTY QERK / D IRECTOR OF P OLICY
Ma rgar e t C o lsc h
D IRECTOR OF S PECIAL P ROJECTS
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Bill No. 25-32 -Appointing an Agent/Negotiator and an Advisory Common Council
Negotiating Team to Represent the Common Council in the Upcoming Fire Department
Negotiation s
Canneth Lee, Co un c il Pres id e nt , w ith o ffi ces o n th e fo urth ( 4 th ) floor of th e Co unt y-C ity
Buil d ing , So uth Bend , [N 4660 1, stated th at Bill No. 25 -3 2 is a reso luti o n appo inting Atto rn ey
Bo b P almer, as th e Co un c il 's Chi ef Nego ti ato r and Co un c il Pres id e nt Canneth Lee,
Co uncilme mb e r Kare n L. Wh ite , and Co un c ilm e m ber O phe li a Goo d e n-Ro d ge rs as th e Co unc il 's
Ad v iso ry Team fo r th e So uth B end Fire De partme nt (S B F D) negot iati o ns.
Co mmittee C hai r N iezgod ski he ld the public hearin g , and no bo dy spo ke.
Committee Me mb er R ac he l To mas Mo rgan move d to se nd Bill No. 25-32 to th e Full Co un c il w ith
a favora bl e reco mm e nd a ti o n, w hi c h was seco nd ed by Co mmittee Me mbe r Dr. Oli ve r D av is and
carri ed by a vo te of three (3) ayes, w ith o ne (1) Co mmittee Me mb e r a bse nt.
Co mmittee C ha ir Sheil a N iezgod s ki -Aye Co mmittee Vi ce C hair K are n L. Whi te -A bsent
Co mmittee Me mb er Rac he l To mas Mo rgan -Aye Co mm itt ee Me mb er Dr. O li ver Dav is -Aye
Bill No. 25-33 -Appointing an A gent/Negotiator and an Advis ory Common Council
Negotiating Team to Represent the Common Council in the Upcoming South Bend
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #36 Negotiation s
Canneth Lee, Co un c il Presi d ent , w ith offices o n the fo urth (4th) fl oo r of th e Co un ty -City
Building, So uth B e nd , l 4660 1, sta ted th at Bill No. 25 -33 is a reso luti o n a pp o intin g A tt o rn ey
Bo b Pa lm er, as th e Co un c il 's C hi ef Nego ti ator. T hi s reso lutio n a lso nam es t he Co mmo n Co un c il
Ad v iso ry Team co ns ist ing of Co un c ilm e m ber S hie la N iezgo d ski , Vice -P res id e nt Rac he l To mas
Mo rgan, an d Pres id e nt Canne th Lee to rep rese nt Co un ci l during the nego ti a ti o ns fo r th e SB FD .
Committee C ha ir N iezgo d ski he ld th e public hearin g, and no bo dy s po ke.
Co mmittee Me mb er D r. D av is m oved to se nd Bill No . 25-33 to th e F ull Co un c il w ith a favora bl e
reco mm end ati o n, w h ic h was seco nd ed by Co mmittee Me mb e r To m as Morgab and carried by a
vote of three (3) ayes , w it h o ne (1) Co mmittee Me mb e r a bse nt..
Committee C hai r She il a Niezgod s k i -Aye Committee Vice C ha ir Kare n L. White -Abse nt
Co mmittee Me mb e r R ac he l To mas Mo rgan -Aye Co mmittee Me mb e r Dr. O li ve r Dav is -Aye
With no furth er bu s in ess , Committee C ha ir S he il a N iezgo d ski adj o urn ed th e Pe rso nn e l a nd
F in a nc e Co mmittee mee tin g at 5 :36 P.M .
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Sheila Niezgods{Z~e: Chair
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