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Committeemember Ferlic made a motion to send Substitute Bill No. 77-17 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Committeemember Voorde seconded this motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of four(4) ayes. Substitute Bill No. 62-17- Fixing Maximum 2018 Salaries for Non-Bargaining Employees Committeemember Ferlic made a motion to accept the substitute version of Bill No. 62-17. Committeemember Voorde seconded this motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of four(4) ayes. Clerk Kareemah Fowler, City Clerk of South Bend with offices on the 4th floor of the County- City Building, stated, The 2018 budget kick-off began in April, 2017. The Public Forum was held on May 15, 2017 at Ivy Tech. There has since been a total of eighteen (18)public meetings. The first time the budget can be passed for full adoption is October 9, 2017. If the budget is not passed tonight, we revert back to the 2017 Budget. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend with offices on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, stated, I would like to echo all of the thanks and appreciation for the process. I think each passing year we have worked to refine the process and I believe this has been the best yet. The Administration appreciates the way questions and input from the Council have been brought together. There are two (2)main things in a broader context regarding this substitute bill. The first is a yearly reminder that this is establishing maximum salaries. Sometimes the public thinks this is establishing what the salaries will actually be. That is not the case. This substitute also does not include the Public Safety Director position. That is something that the Administration was interested in having in this year's budget, but we heard a range of opinions on the subject and we decided to give more time and reflection to the decision. I think it continues to be really important to find some way to enhance our resources in managing some of the Public Safety policy issues ahead. Whether it be the fiscal curb and making sure we have the right intentions on the $70 million in annual spending that Public Safety represents, continuing to make sure the 911 Center consolidation remains on track, the policy questions around the implementation of body cameras,purchasing, recruiting or calls for a Citizen's Review Board, there is a lot going on that could benefit from some sort of enhancement in resource management. Whether it be a Director, an adjustment to capacity in the Mayor's office or some other model we have not talked about yet,we look forward to revisiting this issue in the coming year. We certainly don't want to make any mistakes because we are in a hurry. Ms. Hockenhull stated, In front of you is the final salary ordinance for your approval. There are four(4)new positions in the ordinance as well as the two (2) for the Historic Preservation Commission,making six(6)total. There are ten(10) new titles without new head count. That is due to some of the restructuring in various areas within the City. There are nineteen(19) positions that are over the normal two percent (2%) salary increase. But, as Mayor Pete noted, we typically do not raise people to their salary cap the year after the cap is raised. With the change of the Public Safety Director being removed from the ordinance,we have also amended the budget. This evening we will present new overview schedules as well as the form for DLGF. That will not include the Director of Public Safety. 7