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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
BIANCA L. TIRADO, CITY CLERK
September 17, 2025
Filed in Clerk's Office
The South Bend Common Council
4th Floor County-City Building
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Bianca Tirado
Re: Proposed 2026 City Clerk's Salary Ordinance City Clerk, South Bend, IN
Dear Council Members,
Submitted for your consideration is the ordinance that sets the salary for the South Bend City
Clerk for the 2026 calendar year. This ordinance provides for a 3%increase in the City Clerk's
salary from 2025.
I will present this bill to the Common Council at the appropriate committee and council
meeting. It is requested that this bill be filed for 1st reading on September 22, 2025 with 2nd
reading,public hearing, and 3`d reading scheduled for October 13, 2025. Please don't hesitate to
let me know if you have any questions or require further information.
Thank you for your consideration.
Respectfully,
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ca L. Tirado, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
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BILL NO. 63-25
Bianca Tirado
ORDINANCE NO. City Clerk, South Bend, IN
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE SOUTH BEND CITY CLERK
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
Pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-4-7-2,the City's legislative body is required to fix the annual
compensation of all elected officers. Such compensation may "not be changed in the year for
which it is fixed, nor may it be reduced below the amount fixed for the previous year."
The following Ordinance establishes the annual compensation for the City Clerk of the
City of South Bend in calendar year 2026. The City Clerk serves as the clerk to the legislative
body pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-4-6-9 and is required to preserve the legislative body's record
and proceedings. The City Clerk is also charged with keeping the City Seal, administering official
oaths, attending all regular and special meetings of the Common Council, and performing other
duties as may be required by the legislative body.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows:
Section I. The annual compensation for the City Clerk of the City of South Bend in
calendar year 2026 shall be and hereby is established as follows:
2025 2026
$82,618 $85,097
Section II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by
the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and any publication required by law.
Canneth J. Lee, Council President
South Bend Common Council
Attest:
Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the
City of South Bend, Indiana on the day of , 2025, at o'clock .m.
Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Approved and signed by me on the day of , 2025, at o'clock
.m.
James Mueller, Mayor
City of South Bend, Indiana
2026 Salary
Fd-Dp-Dv-Sub Subdivision Position 2025 Salary Cap Estimated%Increase
Cap
101-02-020-020 City Clerk NB-FT-Deputy City Clerk 60,159 3.00% 61,964
101-02-020-020 City Clerk EL-City Clerk 82,618 3.00% 85,097
101-02-020-020 City Clerk NB-FT-Chief Deputy City Clerk 76,163 3.00% 78,448
101-02-020-020 City Clerk NB-FT-Executive Asst/Dir Sp Prj-Clerk 48,765 3.00% 50,228
Filed in Clerk's Office
Bianca Tirado
City Clerk, South Bend, IN