06-18-15 News Release - Tim Scott, Karen L. White & Derek Dieter - Legislative Research Assistant

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y - - commo 14Wnp '�t �1' South NEWS RELEASE Date: Thursday, June 18, 2015 From: 1"District Council ember ' Sc t Contact: 538-1936 Council President Council Member at Large Contact: 229-3100 City Council Committee of the k44C � rs Council Member at Large Der %. iete Contact: 286-2273 Council Vice-President Council Officers Announce Hiring of Legislative Research Assistant Adriana A. Rodriguez is the new Legislative Research Assistant for the South Bend Common Council. Adriana is a graduate of Trinity High School in South Bend and she received her BBA degree from Saint Mary's College. Council President Tim Scott stated that he was "very pleased to see that so many qualified applicants applied for the position", which he will oversee and will coordinate her assignments and projects. Scott added that"Adriana brings a wealth of experience, from working with the Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to working closely with the wardens of a correctional institution in South Carolina". Council Member Karen L. White noted that"to have Adriana come back to her hometown of South Bend is very exciting. Adriana is another fine example of some of the young people who are choosing South Bend to be the place where they want to live and work". The Legislative Research Assistant position is part-time and was approved by the Common Council as part of the 2015 budget. The Common Council's Standard Operating Procedure governing this position notes in part that: "The professional support and assistance of all Legislative Research Assistants is aimed to further each member of the Common Council and the Council Attorney to pursue the goals and objectives of the "Mission Statement of the South Bend Common Council": "To make certain that our City Government is always responsive to the needs of our residents and that the betterment of South Bend is always our highest priority".