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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK fully staffed and increase employee opportunities. Ms. Hill concluded the presentation and offered to answer questions. Council member Hamann asked a question for clarification which Ms. Hill addressed. There were no public comments in favor or objection of Bill No. 56-23. Committee Vice Chair Warner motioned to send Bill No. 56-23 forward with a favorable recommendation, Council member Tomas Morgan seconded this motion. The votes are as follows. Troy Warner Aye Sheila Niezgodski Aye Canneth Lee Aye Rachel Tomas Morgan Aye With the passage of this Bill No. 56-23, the meeting moved forward to the next Bill, No. 57- 23. Kyle Willis, City Controller, with offices on the 12th floor of the County City Building began with the city's budget presentation. The city's top goals are resurfacing and repairing roads, improvements to neighborhood infrastructure, creating safe and nonviolent communities, housing availability, and continued investment in the city's parks, and trails. Mr. Willis summarized the 2024 General Plus Fund deficit at $12,663,703. Mr. Willis concluded his slides with only one question from the committee. Committee Chair Niezgodski asked a clarification question, to which Willis addressed. There is no one to speak in favor or opposition during the public hearing portion. Committee member Tomas Morgan made a motion to send the bill to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation which was seconded by Committee Vice Chair Warner. The motion passed with a vote of(4) ayes. The votes are as follows. Troy Warner Aye Sheila Niezgodski Aye Canneth Lee Aye Rachel Tomas Morgan Aye Following the passage of the bill, the meeting moved forward to Bill No. 58-23. Kyle Willis, City Controller, with offices on the 12th floor of the County City Building was also the presenter of this budget. Mr. Willis indicated $200,000 has been transferred to community initiatives from park maintenance in the 2023 budget. He also stated there has been a$150,000 budget transfer to the parking garages for new management. This is all Mr. Willis had to share on Bill No. 58-23. There were no questions from the Council nor the public to speak in favor of or opposition to Bill 58-23. Committee Vice Chair Warner made a motion to send Bill No. 58-23 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation which was seconded by Committee member Henry Davis. The motion passed with a vote of(4) ayes. The votes are as follows. Troy Warner Aye Sheila Niezgodski Aye Canneth Lee Aye Rachel Tomas Morgan Aye EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION I INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1 227 W Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 2