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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK needs, but it is too bad we can't somehow, and maybe it's an impossible task, I don't know, but it is too bad we can't put our heads together with the County and make sense of this for everybody and upgrade it together. I like the idea of things coming together and, these are all pipe dreams I suppose, but intergovernmentally, it would be nice if there was one (1) Human Resources Department for the entire County. It would be nice if there was one(1)purchasing department and things like that. So,when I see things fragmenting, like in this case, instead of coming together the way the Building Department would, I wonder if we are missing an opportunity or if we are stepping back. Mr. Corcoran replied, Yeah, and I appreciate that perspective. I think in some ways, it allows us departments to refocus in a way that allows us to do the things we do best for the communities that we directly serve. Committee Chair Davis interjected, I would say, I concur with a lot of things Councilmember Voorde just shared. I mean, I've served on that Committee for the last five(5)years of my life and I've gotten some grey hairs from that Committee but at the same time it's been highly enlightening, more than probably almost anything else on the Common Council. I really appreciate it hearing from the County people and some of the other cities. You really get a flavor of how we all fit into the same picture. I know Mishawaka has their own, there are a lot concerns I have with that. I don't really see, personally, the outcry for it. I see where we can do all of these things and still have it. I was trying to be in my best mind when I first(1st)heard it to see how this rolls but I don't necessarily see the big push because having the value from the McNamara's and that whole crowd, you're talking about forty (40) plus years of experience of what they have had. Each one (1) of these guys have been there and the ladies that are there, it's been amazing to hear their input. And so, it's not that we can't choose some of them. You know,to have it only South Bend people, boy, I feel like there is a going to be a drop off of expertise that comes in,depending on how it's chosen. So, I concur with where you are with that. Committeemember Voorde stated, I have one (1) quick question for Larry. You've been at this a lot of years. Do you share any of these concerns or viewpoints? Larry Magliozzi, Director of the Area Plan Commission with offices located on the 11th floor of the County-City Building, clarified, Specifically and relative to what? Committeemember Voorde followed up, Well, just the overall fragmentation. I think everyone would concur we need to update the zoning ordinance and the process we have to make it more expeditious for economic development and all those kinds of good things but, I don't know. It's just an uncomfortable feeling on my part that it may be a step in the wrong direction. Mr. Magliozzi replied, I don't know if I would couch it in a wrong or a right direction. The Area Plan Commission is a voluntary membership. You have to go back to the mid 1960's on why you created the Area Plan Commission. We all know what was happening back then that prompted that to happen. Committee Chair Davis interrupted, Some people may not know. What was that, in a nut shell? Mr. Magliozzi replied, Well, I was still in grade school, too. But anyway, after the demise of Studebaker and the population was decreasing in our county overall, there was a real effort by EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION 1 INCLUSION 1 EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 vwwv.southbendin.gov 5