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REGULAR MEETINGJUNE 13, 2005 <br /> Whereas, the South Bend Common Council and the City of South Bend <br />Administration believe that this Resolution is in the best interests of promoting positive <br />and harmonious labor negotiations. <br /> Now, Therefore, be it resolved , by the Common Council of the City of South <br />Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br />Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, after <br />consultation and meetings with the Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, the Police and Fire Chiefs, <br />and the Board of Public Safety hereby appoints Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, a local <br />attorney, as its Agent for the upcoming labor negotiations with Fire Negotiating Team <br />representing the South Bend Firefighters’ Association Local No. 362 of the International <br />Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO, and the Police Negotiating Team representing <br />Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 36. Mrs. Cekanski-Farrand shall be the Council’s <br />Chief Spokesperson and Negotiator concerning all matters related to annual <br />compensation, specialty pays, monetary fringe benefits and other items regularly <br />addressed in the salary ordinances respective to each department. <br />Section II. Mrs. Cekanski-Farrand shall coordinate matters of strategy, <br />negotiation times, scheduling of executive sessions, advisory team membership, and <br />other matters pertaining to negotiations with Charles S. Leone, who was appointed as the <br />Lead Negotiator by the Board of Public Safety for Police Department collective <br />bargaining agreement matters in Board Resolution No. 36-2005. <br />Section III. The City Clerk shall send a copy of this Resolution to the Mayor, the <br />Fire Chief, the Police Chief and the Clerk to the Board of Public Safety; as soon as <br />practicable after the Council’s formal adoption. <br />Section IV. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its <br />adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />stth <br />s/Derek D. Dieter, 1 District s/Ervin Kuspa, 6 District <br />nd <br />s/Charlotte D. Pfeifer, 2 District s/Timothy A. Rouse, At Large <br />rd <br />s/Roland Kelly, 3 District s/Al “Buddy” Kirsits, At Large <br />th <br />s/Ann Puzzello, 4 District s/Karen L. White, At Large <br />th <br />s/Dr. David Varner, 5 District <br />Attest: <br />s/John Voorde, City Clerk <br />Presented to by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on <br />th <br />the 14 day of June, 2005 , at 1:30 o’clock p. m. <br /> s/Janice Talboom, Deputy City Clerk <br />Approved and signed by me on the 15th day of June, 2005, at 11:30 <br />o’clock a. m. <br /> s/Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor <br /> City of South Bend, Indiana <br />Councilmember Karen White, Chairperson, Health and Public Safety Committee, <br />reported that this committee met this afternoon on this bill and voted to send it to the full <br />Council with a favorable recommendation. <br />A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. <br />24 <br /> <br />