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noted a portion - of.. Rum_ Village_ is identified as, a, potential. local historic district. D. Committee Reports 1. Budget and Finance- President Oxian noted .a meeting- .was_.held,.-with the City to discuss how to obtain better pay for the HPC staff. President Oxian said he hoped to .have more. to., report next, month. .He said this was an. attempt to at least be partially funded by the City. Mr. Duvall reported the commencing date for the DHPA Grant Funding had passed but.the.Commission _had.not yet received notification of approval from the County Commissioners of the appropriation of cash disbursements in order.to reimburse the money from...the state. President Oxian noted the Commission is -the only. agency- that actually brings money into the County. Commissioner Sporleder inquired if -the 1996 budget had been turned in. President.Oxian replied__the .Budget had been sent to the County.but at the same .time_.the Commission was having discussions ..with .the. -City. .Commission Sporleder inquired if. a budget,. had-- given --to-the. City. President Oxian replied it had, but without any specific figures. Commissioner Sporleder noted Grants were. becoming, more difficult to. come by...and..she wondered .if that was holding true for --the HPC..,_Mr.. Duvall noted the Commission had applied for seven grants .and. had received funding for five. He_added .he._had received permission from the DHPA to add a National Register Nomination for the Studebaker Carriage _Works. Building at_637 South Lafayette. President Oxian said the problem -is the County has not provided the matching money to start the process. 2. Legal a. procedural rules Mrs.. DeRose indicated_ she .had, made procedural rules_ for the Human Rights Commission. and decided.. a. similar procedure.for the. HPC was needed. She noted the section pertaining to. time limitations on public debate is drawn from the Municipal Code.. which -governs. the Common Council. She said the Common Council limits the -presentations to five .minutes whereas she had allotted fifteen minutes for homeowners .,.to. present to the._Commission....Mrs. DeRose said President Oxian had noted --that in the -.Ordinance the unexcused absence of a Commissioner from four meetings. can .cause the removal, of that -Commissioner whereas the_ document...she_ had _ prepared._ put._...the.__limit at,.,three absences. She said there had been, -,another change called.for regarding the time, place and agenda of meetings. She said because, the HPC was a City/County agency, the meetings could be held anywhere within -St. Joseph County rather than just the City of South Bend. Mrs. DeRose noted.that these..were the Commissions. rules_ and._ could be changed democratically, but she felt it was important to have these rules in place for the_ Commission.. members -as- well- as__for .-the. public. She _suggested a copy be given_ to all- COA_.applicants,: so -the public knows how the Commission, conducts their meetings. Commissioner Choitz- recalled Mrs. DeRose giving the Commissioners. information on making a proper motion. Commissioner_ Choitz felt that information should,.be in.front,of the Commissioners as well as the rules for conduct., Mrs. DeRose commented the motion rules .were made to avoid reversals due to .the. denial of a COA for arbitrary or capricious reasons. She noted if, there were no., reasons for denial included in.the motion, a court could determine it to be an arbitrary decision. President Oxian_.asked, about. the- rule that restricted the ability of a member of - the public from - speaking more than one time on a subject unless the Commission voted., to allow a second presentation. President Oxian pointed out