HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-29-70 Council Special Meeting MinutesSPECIAL MEETING JULY 29, 1970
Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Council
Chambers in the County -City Building on Wednesday, July 29, 1970 at 7:10 p.m. The meeting was
called to order by Council - President Robert 0. Laven. The invocation was given by Reverend Matt
Kafka, St. Adalbert's Church, S. Olive Street, South Bend, Indiana.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmen Laven, Allen, Reinke, Craven, Grounds, Szymkowiak
Wise, Palmer and Zielinski.
ABSENT: None.
Coundl-P res i dent Laven instructed the Clerk to read the Notice of Special Meeting of the Common
Council which was received by each Councilman.
CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING
State of Indiana )
St. Joseph County ) SS:
City of South Bend)
TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA:.
Gentlemen:
You are hereby notified that there will be a "SPECIAL.MEETING" of the Common Council, called to
meet in the Council Chambers in the County -City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend,
Indiana, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, July 29, 1970, for the purpose of considering
the following Ordinances, to wit:
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING
THE EXPENSES OF THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGIN-
NING JANUARY 1, 1971, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1971, INCLUDING
ALL OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN
THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT.
AND
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION FOR
THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE TO MEET THE NECESSARY EXPENSE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1971.
The Chief of Police or any member of the Police Force is hereby directed to forwith serve a copy of
this notice on each and every member of the Common Council and make due return of such service of
said SPECIAL MEETING.
I
Dated this 28th day of July, 1970.
/s/ Lloyd M. Allen
Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
/s/ Kathryn L. Blough
City Clerk of the City of South Bend, Indiana
SPECIAL MEETING JULY 29, 1970
PECIAL MEETING (Cont'd.)
The within call came to hand this 28th day of July, 1970, which I served by reading the same
to each Councilman upon the date designated, as follows:
/s/ Janet S. Allen
Janet S. Allen
Gerald Reinke
/s/ Walter Szymkowiak
Walter Szymkowiak
William W. Grounds
Robert 0. Laven, President
John V. Wise
Fred D. Craven
Albert E. Palmer
Raymond Zielinski
or by leaving a certified copy thereof at last and usual place of residence of such members as
I was unable to find as follows:
ld Reinke
illiam Grounds
Robert Laven
John V. Wise
Fred Craven
Albert Palmer
Raymond Zielinski
/s/ Cpl. F. R. Millhouse #138
Member of the South Bend Police Department
In the absence of Mayor Lloyd M. Allen, who was out of the City, City Controller James A. Bickel
presented to the Councilmen,the proposed Budget for 1971 and the proposed Tax Levy Ordinances
for the City of South Bend.
ORDINANCES, FIRST AND SEC(
INANCE
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF
THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1971, AND
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1971, INCLUDING ALL OUTSTANDING
CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE
SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT.
he Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Zielinski
ade a motion that the Ordinance be given public hearing at a Special Meeting held on August 31,
970 at 8:00 p.m. Councilman Grounds seconded the motion. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nays.
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES AND FIXING THE RATE OF
TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE TO MEET
THE NECESSARY EXPENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1971.
he Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Zielinski
ade a motion that the Ordinance be given public hearing at a Special Meeting held on August 31,
970 at 8:00 p.m. Councilman Craven seconded the motion. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nays.
ity Controller James A. Bickel explained to the Council that some aspects of the proposed budget
re approximations and that uncertainties are caused by the lack of information of the impact on
ax income due the elimination of personal property taxes on motor vehicles in 1971. The county
uditor's office is to provide such information within a week, he stated. As a result of incomplet
igures on the property valuation tax base for 1970, the January 1, 1969 tax base was used in the
omputations, therefore, this inflates the entire budget, he said. Mr. Bickel extended his appre-
iation to Miss Virginia Guthrie, executive secretary of the South Bend Civic Planning Assoc., for
eeting with'him and reviewing his computations. He said this doesn't mean she approves of any
evy but it was of great service to him, he said.
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SPECIAL MEETING JULY 29, 1970
Council - President Laven announced that Council -Vice President Gerald Reinke, Chairman of the
Fees & Salaries Committee, and the members of that Committee, Councilmen Grounds, Craven and
Zielinski, will meet with the various department heads on August 3rd, 4th and 5th to discuss
their departmental budgets.
IIThere being no further business to come before the Council, Councilman Palmer moved for adjourn-
ment. Councilman Allen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Time: 7:30 p.m.
II ATTEST:
APPROVED:
IDENT