09-18-17 Personnel and Finance (Public Input)

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� d W PF)CE a Sim ��5��•�a� 1865 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER,CITY CLERK PERSONNEL &FINANCE SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 5:00 P.M. Committee Members Present: Karen White, Regina Williams-Preston, John Voorde Committee Members Absent: Gavin Ferlic Other Council Present: Dr. David Varner, Jo M. Broden, Oliver Davis (late), Tim Scott (late) Other Council Absent: Randy Kelly Others Present: Kareemah Fowler, Graham Sparks, Bob Palmer Presenters: Aaron Perri, Jen Hockenhull, Eric Horvath, Jen Gobel Agenda: Public Input Committee Chair Karen White called to order the Personnel and Finance Committee meeting at 5:00 p.m. She recessed the Committee and reconvened the Committee in the full Council Chambers at 5:05 p.m. She introduced members of the Committee and proceeded to open the floor to members of the public to speak on the 2018 South Bend City Budget. Public Input Sharon Banicki, 3822 Ford Street, stated, Going through the budget I've noticed in VPA there are five (5)people being reimbursed $3,600 a year for auto allowance and one (1)person being reimbursed $5,000 a year. In the Mayor's budget there are two (2)that get three hundred dollars ($300) a month reimbursed for auto allowance and three (3) at two hundred dollars ($200) a month for auto allowance. Who is it and why? Jim Bognar, 807 W. Washington Street, asked, I went through Fund#202 and did not find anything related to achieving the goal of upgrading existing City-owned street lights to LED Lamps to improve the lighting quality and efficiency providing a safer environment for walking public. We have degrading lighting with AEP and City-owned lights. I also looked at Fund#251 for Local Roads and Streets. I did not see any expenditures that would allow for the improvement of this lighting. I was advised to go to the Open Data Portal, which I did, and it is very difficult to look at and narrow down. I am concerned as it does not seem that there is anything specifically in the budget to talk about what we are going to do about City-owned lights. The Council and The Administration need to take a look at this to see if there is some 455 County-City Building•227 W.Jefferson Boulevard•South Bend,Indiana 46601 Phone 574-235-9221 -Fax 574-235-9173•TDD 574-235-5567•www.SouthBendIN.gov JENNIFER M.COFFMAN ALKEYNA M.ALDRIDGE JOSEPH MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK OPERATIONS