09-11-06 Community & Economic Committee

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Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting 2006 South Bend Common Council The September 11, 2005 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by Chairperson, Council Member Charlotte D. Pfeifer, at 4:10 p.m. in the Council's Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Pfeifer, Varner, Kuspa, Whifie, Rouse, Kelly, and Puzzello; Citizen Member Nikki Hutchinson, Mayor Stephen Luecke, City Controller M. Catherine Fannello, City Attorney Charles Leone, Pam Meyer, Tom Skarbek, Police Chief Thomas Fautz, Police Services Division Chief Richard R. Kilgore, Community and Economic Development Executive Director Sharon Kendall, Crystal McCain, Martha Lewis, Mrs. Kopola, Jamie Loo of the South Bend Tribune, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Pfeifer noted that the Committee Members include Council Members White, Kuspa, Varner and herself, and Nikki Hutchinson as a Citizen Member. Bill No. 54-OB $10,000 Appropriation: Council Member Pfeifer called for a presentation on Bill No. 54-05 (copy attached) which would appropriate $10,000 far the purchase of a new color copierlprinter. Crystal McCain, an Investigator with Human Rights made the formal presentation. She noted that the South Bend Human Rights Commission received grant funds from EEOC. The proposed ordinance requests that $10,000 of reserve funds within Human Rights Fund # 258 be used to purchase a color copier which also has faxing and scanning capabilities. In response to a question raised by Council Member Kuspa, Ms. McCain stated that the copier would be bid out. Council Member White made a motion, seconded by Council Member Kuspa that Bill No. 5~4-05 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Bill No 55-OG Enterprise Fund Ordinance for the 2007 Fiscal year: Bill No 56-Ofi Approp. Ord. for City Departments for 2007 Fiscal near: Bill No. 57-06 Ordinance Levying Taxes & Fixing Tax Rate for 2007: Council Member Pfeifer called for a presentation on Bill Nos. 55-06, 55-05 and 57-05 which all deal with the proposed 2007 budget for city operations.