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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br /> Mr. Chlebowski replied, Majority. <br /> Councilmember Teshka followed up, I should note there's a value in splitting those rates because <br /> for diesel, eighty dollars ($80) an hour seems pretty cheap. So, I didn't know if there was a value <br /> in saying for an external customer we'll charge X for something that runs on gasoline and that's <br /> consumer related and another rate for something diesel. <br /> Mr. Chlebowski replied, We did look at that last summer and we did raise it five dollars ($5) an <br /> hour for our external customers. Obviously,we make sure we're covering all of our costs and then <br /> bringing in some additional. We didn't want to price ourselves out too quickly. We have a chart <br /> that we're looking at over the next eight(8) years to continue increasing. There's a double rate that <br /> we're doing anything internally. We do understand that they don't have to come to us, but we do <br /> want to make it fair to them. And they are municipalities also, and we don't want to put them out <br /> of business. <br /> Councilmember Dr. Davis stated, I had another question regarding the transportation director <br /> regarding Bloomberg. In terms of you adding a transportation person, What correspondence have <br /> you had with TRANSPO regarding that? Are you all working along with them? <br /> Ms. Riedl replied, We are. We're working very closely with TRANSPO. They're actually going to <br /> be a part of our next pilot. Providing rides to all the participants and the employers. <br /> Councilmember Dr. Davis replied, Okay. Thank you. I'm at peace. <br /> Councilmember Broden stated, So back to kind of the grants, obviously if you lose a grant then if <br /> your staff is reliant as a source for funding for that, what happens? <br /> Ms. Riedl replied, We actually have no grants right now that pay for staff. <br /> Councilmember Broden followed up, But I'm just wondering,in terms of denoting that or flagging <br /> that in the reports in a way, I see some significance to doing that. <br /> Ms. Riedl replied,Yeah, I'd be happy to do that. I will say there are no operations we're doing that <br /> are reliant on grant funding. So, for example with Bloomberg money, Aaron Steiner, the director, <br /> he's actually a contractor for the City and that's been a way like a City seeded startup through the <br /> Bloomberg Philanthropic Fund. And so, that's why you don't see Aaron Steiner's salary in the <br /> presentation. That's not in our budget, it's professional services through the grant fund. <br /> Councilmember Broden replied, Okay. Thank you. <br /> Councilmember Dr. Davis asked, With the vacation time, if somebody starts with their vacation <br /> time now, they have to prove time? Or is that the case or how would that be different? <br /> Ms. Clark replied, Currently a new hire who is hired by the City has zero (0) vacation, they're not <br /> entitled to vacation until they've been with the City for one(1)year.That becomes a really difficult <br /> thing because people have lives.The City does a great job with sick leave and providing sick leave <br /> to people. However, we find that it becomes a real barrier to recruitment efforts and retention <br /> EXCELLENCE ; ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building 227W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 TTD574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov <br /> 13 <br />