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/* ~ , ,~ ~ ~ ~; . =, ~~ ~ -~ 2007 Annual Report of the Personnel and Finance Committee Date: December 27, 2007 To: The South Bend Common Council The Office of the City Clerk From: Council Member Charlotte D. Pfeifer, Chairperson Personnel and Finance Committee I am submitting the following Annual Report of the activities of the Council's Personnel and Finance Standing Committee which is a requirement of § 2-10 (i) of the South Bend Municipal Code. 2007 was, like 2006 a busy year for this standing committee. Background In ormation: Duties: The Personnel and Finance Standing Committee is charged with "overseeing the various activities performed by the Department of Administration and Finance, salaries, budgets, fiscal matters and personnel policies and procedures of the City" pursuant to § 2-10 (i) (7) of the South Bend Municipal Code. (Emphasis added) Members: There were four (4) Council Members on this Committee, namely: Dr. David Varner who served as Vice-Chairperson; Ervin Kuspa and Al "Buddy" Kirsits who served as members; and myself as Chairperson. I was very pleased that our Committee had one (1) persons who served as the Committee's citizen member, namely Diana Hess. Diana attended the vast majority of the Committee's meetings and provided valuable insights for which we are grateful. Meetings and Topics: Meetings: The Personnel and Finance Committee held twenty-four (24) meetings this year, one of which was a joint meeting with the Health and Public Safety Committee. This compares to the twenty-six (26) meetings held in 2006. The topics for these meetings primarily focused on the following subject matters: • Extensive discussions on Bill No. 06-07 which was the Capital Budget Ordinance of approximately $18 million. • Several committee meetings were held specifically on the three (3) proposed ordinances related to the civil city budget for calendar year 2008, which included Saturday morning sessions and also one (1) session devoted to "Budget Methodology".