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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 26, 2017 Councilmember Scott responded that three-hundred (300) people were sent notifications and that he knew people in that area that are on the listserv. Councilmember Williams-Preston responded, It just doesn't mean that everybody is notified. Councilmember Oliver Davis stated that the fact that there was any opposition to this bill,that there was activity in the alley, gave him concern. Councilmember Tim Scott made a motion to send Bill No. 35-17 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Lacking a second, the motion died. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston made a motion to send Bill No. 35-17 to the full Council with an unfavorable recommendation. Councilmember Tim Scott seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of six (6) ayes and one (1)nay (Councilmember Dr. David Varner). 36-17 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE YEAR 2017 Councilmember Karen White, Chair of the Personnel and Finance Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. John Murphy,the Department of Administration and Finance, with offices on the 12th Floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter of this bill. Mr. Murphy stated that this bill concerns transfers between accounts or departments in the same fund, not additional appropriations. He stated, There was a question at the committee meeting about the transfer in Fund#279 that's a transfer from salaries that were unspent to cover professional services contracted of enFocus. A purpose of the contract was to work in areas of the PSAP, assessments, and the website. That was a purchase order that was issued earlier in the year. Councilmember Dr. David Varner asked, Do you anticipate that this closes the expenditures for the year for those three (3) items? Mr. Murphy responded, I'm not sure about that. Councilmember Dr. Varner asked, I guess the other question would be,then, did you anticipate that there would be more requests? I'm trying to get a handle on what the total is going to be as we look at these over the course of the year. Mr. Murphy responded, I'm not anticipating any additional requests for this. Councilmember Dr. Varner asked, And this is a supplement in addition to what we appropriated earlier? Mr. Murphy responded, Yeah, it's just a transfer between accounts. It's not an additional at all. Councilmember Dr. Varner asked, I guess I'm trying to get at what we expect to spend this year on those three (3) items with enFocus. Mr. Murphy responded, I think we'll be able to cover it within the existing budget. Councilmember Dr. Varner asked, And that total would be...? Mr. Murphy responded, It's more a line item. It's a couple hundred-thousand in professional services, not just for this particular vendor but for all types of things like that. Councilmember Dr. Varner asked, If you can check on that...? 8