08/25/07 Committee Meeting Minutes

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~ Personnel and lE'inance Standing Committee ~~. ~r 2007 South Bend Common Council The August 25, 2007 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Charlotte D. Pfeifer at 8:39 a.m the Council's informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Puzzello, Pfeifer, and Varner; Citizen Member Diana Hess, Mayor Stephen Luecke, City Controller M. Catherine Fanello, Parks Superintendent Phil St. Clair, Parks Administrative Director Betsy Harriman, Parks Fiscal Officer Bill Carleton, Randy Nowacki of the Golf Offices, Zoo ^irector Terry DeRosa, Director of Recreation Susan O'Connor, Jamie Loo of the South Bend Tribune and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Pfeifer noted that the Committee Members include Council Members Kuspa, Kirsits, Varner and herself; and Diana Hess is the Citizen Member, Pro osed 20D8 Civil Cit Bud e# Ordinance Council Member Pfeifer welcomed everyone to the Saturday morning budget committee meeting. She then called upon the City Controller for an update on COIT and EDIT. COLT, Pace. 285 and EDIT on Page 284 of Draf# Bud~21t: Ci#y Controller M. Catherine Fanello noted that the amount for grants and subsidies an page 285 should be amended to read ""$745,000". She noted that: Project Future is proposed to be budgeted at $120,000 Chamber of Commerce is proposed to be budgeted at $65,000 for a business visitation position Council Members Pfei#er and Varner questioned the above-listed amounts, noting the Pat McMahon has not provided updates to the Council; and that the Chamber position was budgeted as a ~/2 position in the past. Council Member Pfeifer requested updates on both of these proposed amounts, with Mayor Luecke offering to have representatives meet with the Council. She also asked the Council Attorney to cheek the amounts previously budgeted for Project Future and report back to the Council. Mayor Luecke noted that in the past the Council has acted upon afive-year resolution expressing an intent to budget for Project Future.