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®CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK and we have no ordinance with all this and we are going to do this after our budget, it just blows my mind. Committeemember Broden stated, I guess the independence of review but then also that professional component, I mean, these are tough. Some of these are easy and some of them are quite difficult. And, I guess, I appreciate the independence that we currently get and the composition of the existing board as it has different areas of expertise. Those are things beyond my skill set as an ordinary citizen. Committeemember Voorde stated, Obviously you want to maintain that composition. Committeemember Broden followed up, Yeah I want to maintain that. And it isn't just independence for independence sake,it is about how this hits and then what the public thinks about it because its representative as professional expertise. Committeemember Voorde stated, Yeah, even though Area Plan Commission is a recommending body to the Council, we rely on their recommendations and look at the debate that was conducted in that meeting before it comes to us and we have our own. Committeemember Broden stated, And I guess I feel, overall, there is a transfer of things done at the County level that we are taking in-house. I guess I see a trend, maybe more Statewide, and it seems backwards to me. Efficiencies might be better at the County level versus duplicating it here and duplicating it in Mishawaka. You know? It seems like a counter trend but I might be wrong on that. Committee Chair Davis stated,And even when you look at that standpoint from there if it's in the City and not specialized from there, without having the ordinance in front of us and without being able to look at it, who it is comprised of, and all those kind of issues, we can have all the graphics and charts and what we plan to do and what may be done and how we would love to see it and whatever things and all that, but we don't have anything. Again, that is a huge concern. Councilmember Jake Teshka stated, In general, I agree with you. It is hard to fund something without having a full understanding of it. I don't know if there is anybody that can help us move forward with a vote on the whole budget and this piece in particular,how we would do that,I don't know. James Mueller, Executive Director of the Department of Community Investment with offices on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, interjected, Could I just briefly explain? Committee Chair Davis replied, Can we hold it first? I'm coming to you. Councilmember Teshka continued, I guess my point is, I hear you guys. I'm the new guy. Again, I guess being the new guy I want to understand what the normal procedure is and what it is not. Maybe this is normal and maybe this is not but I would like to hear the plans for what this might look like. Committeemember Gavin Ferlic stated, Independent of the procedural conversation, I just wanted to say I think the conversation shifted a little bit to whether this should be a County or a City EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 If 574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 j www.southbendin.gov 6