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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND 1 OFFICE OF THE CLERK has affected our community. So, we are seeking damages and recovery funds spent mitigating the harms caused to our community. We have hired a co-counsel here locally to try to make sure that all money spent is staying local. And, we are taking a very hands-on approach internally. You'll notice this is not just an outside counsel case but a co-counsel case. Which means that I'm working on it veryheavily. And it's takingsome time from my office. But, we think it's really important to Y p our community.That concludes our budget request and overview. I appreciate you considering our and I'm happyto answer anyquestions when it's time for that. proposal Committee Chair White stated, I would like to state that as we begin to look at the request for new positions, I want to make sure that this is clear that when the Mayor made the presentation he had indicated that any new positions would be looked upon very closely. So, I want to make sure that is occurring. We see the justification, but I would like to have a little bit more. I'll get with Dan and, hearing from the Council Members, I think they would like to have a little bit more justification as well. Committee Chair White then opened the floor to questions from Committee and Council Members. Councilmember Dr. Davis stated,It was stated earlier by Denise,you're looking at the salary raises because you want to be within the twentieth(20th)percentile of the market value in the City. Could you provide us the percentile of where we are now? You don't have to answer that now but that goes back to what Councilmember White was just saying.A lot of the salary requests for increases, it would be nice to see. Another statement was looking at the different cities,based on that. Could you email us whether it was based on other cities or based on other market values? What's the going rate regarding that and where do we currently stand? That's what I would like to know. Ms. Riedl replied, Yeah, I would be happy to briefly speak on that as well. I don't have the exact numbers in front of me. I'd be happy to give those to you. Raising the application developer salary, so the percentile refers to the curve for all of the salaries that exist in this type of job in this market in the City of South Bend. So, if you were to line all of them up in order based on the amount, the twentieth (20th) from the bottom that's sort of the goal. And right now, we're a little closer to probably zero(0)to ten(10), in that range, for the application developer salary. I chose to actually look more at the market for South Bend just because actuallyI think if I compared it to comparable J P p developers in other cities it would actually be too high. And I wanted it to be more of a modest raise. Councilmember Dr. Davis followed up, If you could show us both, what it is, it would be good for me because if I vote on something like that, it would be able to have some data looking at what's going on currently in South Bend, the twenty percent (20%) that you've suggested, that gives us some understanding. And then looking at other cities that are comparable, especially within the state of Indiana. I mean across the country, I'm not really worried about that. We're a second(2nd) class City, so, something along the basis of Fort Wayne, South Bend, and Mishawaka. And that, to me, is not only addressed to you but I would suggest that anybody who's getting into the salary raises from that standpoint,that would be helpful for me. That's the only one(1) I have for IT. I'm at peace. Councilmember Tim Scott stated, Denise, half your budget, your expenditures, repair and maintenance and professional services. I noticed your professional services dropped forty-two percent (42%). With all the software you guys are bringing on, you're implementing all the new EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 11-D574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 10