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REGULAR MEETING October 23, 2017
<br /> Jennifer Hockenhull, City Controller,with offices on the 12th Floor of the County-City Building,
<br /> South Bend, IN, served as the presenter of this bill. Ms. Hockenhull stated, These transfers,
<br /> which are just within the same funds,just between categories,typically occur when items—
<br /> previously budgeted capital—don't meet the $10,000 capital threshold. The bill before us
<br /> transferring such funds to cover many of the capital versus supply transfers, as well as transfers
<br /> for unanticipated items—such as a Studebaker air conditioner unit that was damaged by hail. We
<br /> didn't know it would happen, so we're just transferring money from our insurance fund to cover
<br /> back the cost. State Board of Accounts audit fees went up drastically due to the fee structure at
<br /> the State Board of Accounts that's something that we did not account for last year. Ms.
<br /> Hockenhull stated that costs for Animal Care Control had also not been appropriately budgeted
<br /> in prior years.
<br /> This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and
<br /> opponents were given an opportunity to be heard.
<br /> There were none from the public wishing to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill.
<br /> Councilmember Tim Scott made a motion to send Bill No. 75-17 to the full Council with a
<br /> favorable recommendation. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by
<br /> a voice vote of nine (9) ayes.
<br /> 76-17 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF
<br /> THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br /> SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING
<br /> ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
<br /> DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY SERVICES
<br /> OPERATIONS IN 2017 OF $40,000 FROM
<br /> GENERAL FUND (#101), $117,571 FROM
<br /> PARKS FUND (#201), $25,000 FROM
<br /> COMMUNITY INVESTMENT OPERATING
<br /> FUND (#211), $80,000 FROM STATE-SEIZED
<br /> DRUG MONEY FUND (#216), $2,733 FROM
<br /> UNSAFE BUILDING FUND (#219), $97,000
<br /> FROM LOCAL ROADS & STREETS FUND
<br /> (#251), $25,000 FROM POLICE GRANTS FUND
<br /> (#292), $90,000 FROM FEDERAL DRUG
<br /> ENFORCEMENT FUND (#299), $362 FROM
<br /> ZOO ENDOWMENT FUND (#403), $40,000
<br /> FROM PARKS CAPITAL FUND (#405), $11,755
<br /> FROM PROJECT RELIEF FUND (4655), AND
<br /> $396,500 FROM SMART STREETS DEBT
<br /> SERVICE FUND (#756).
<br /> Councilmember Karen White, Chair of the Personnel and Finance Committee, reported that they
<br /> met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation.
<br /> Jennifer Hockenhull, City Controller, with offices on the 12th Floor of the County-City Building,
<br /> South Bend, IN, served as the presenter of this bill. Ms. Hockenhull stated, All additional
<br /> appropriation requests are adequately covered by cash funds already in the actual funds. A few
<br /> items within the additional appropriation request for the civil city funds include additional cost
<br /> for utilities at various parks facilities. Part of the reason for this is, in 2017 as many of you know,
<br /> we went to a full costing model for all departments, so that included charging all our departments
<br /> for water so we understand how much it costs. So, we're trying to catch up on that for splash
<br /> pads and things like that. Our relief program, we are budgeting for an increase to pay the relief
<br /> workers at$11 an hour to returning workers and also cover a bonus should they finish the
<br /> program for all seven(7) weeks. Also,we had a repair to the Studebaker Clubhouse roof that
<br /> was unanticipated.
<br /> This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill,proponents and
<br /> opponents were given an opportunity to be heard.
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