2018 Annual Report of the Personnel and Finance Committee

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04,,0UTH 8 ,gyp 111 , Filed in Clerk's Office PEACE Ce 1865 DEC 30 2018 Karen White KAREEIvIAH FOWLER At Large Council Member CITY CLERK,SOUTI 0 BE !DW�N To: South Bend Common Council Office of the City Clerk From: Council Member Karen L. White, Personnel and Finance Committee Chairperson Date: December 30, 2018 2018 Annual Report of the Personnel and Finance Committee As Chairperson of the South Bend Common Council's Personnel and Finance Committee, I am pleased to file the 2018 Annual Committee Report. Pursuant to Section 2-10 (i) of the South Bend Municipal Code, this report sets forth a summary of the key activities conducted by the Personnel and Finance Committee for the 2018 year. Duties: The Personnel and Finance Committee is one of the eleven standing committees of the Common Council. It reviews and holds public meetings on all matters filed by the City Administration which include but are not limited to: ➢ Annual City Budgets and Tax Rates ➢ City Employee Salary Ordinances ➢ Proposed appropriations and transfers ➢ Fees and Charges for service ➢ Personnel Policies, Health Benefits, and other related matters. We believe that fiscal transparency and accountability are the key objectives and goals for overseeing the taxpayers' dollars for the residents of South Bend. Members: Four Council Members served on the Personnel and Finance Committee this year. They were: ➢ Council Member Karen L. White, Chairperson ➢ Council Member Gavin Ferlic, Vice-Chairperson • Council Member Regina Williams-Preston, Member • Council Member John Voorde, Member 2018 Committee Meetings: The Personnel & Finance Committee held twenty-two (22) meetings in 2018. Eleven (11) of the twenty-two (22) meetings were devoted to the 2019 City Budget. 227 W.Jefferson Blvd.Rm.441 Office: (574)235-9321 FAX: (574)520-5018 County-City Building South Bend,IN Voicemail: (574)235-5985 TDD: (574)235-5567 46601-1830 Work Office: (574)520-4477 Email:KWHITE@SOUTHBENDIN.GOV