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REGULAR MEETING MAY 24, 2004 in I.C. 36- 1 -8 -5.1 (version "b ") regarding a 10% budget limitation on transfers to a rainy day fund. Per the Common Council's request, a subpart has been added to provide that interest earned on rainy day funds shall remain in rainy day account #102. A subpart has been added to provide that if the Rainy Day Fund is terminated, funds remaining in the account shall be transferred to the City's General Fund. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Puzzello made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council, as substituted. Councilmember Pfeifer seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 33 -04 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AMENDING ARTICLE 18 OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO SET FEES FOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS Councilmember Varner made a motion to hear the amended substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Dieter, Chairperson, Personnel & Finance Committee, reported that this committee met on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Rick 011ett, City Controller, 14th Floor, County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. 011ett advised that pursuant to I.C. 9- 17 -2 -12 (c) requires that for a transfer of a title to a motor or recreational vehicle there must be an inspection, and a police officer is one of four classes of people who can make that inspection. These are currently done by personnel at the front desk or sworn officers on light duty. I.C. 9 -22 -3 -15(1) requires the inspection of the vehicle by the police officer. The time spent in these two inspections is essentially the same, and depends on the location. Inspection at the station takes approximately 12 minutes. Inspection away from the station (which is only done by a sworn office) takes 27 minutes. The average cost of inspections at the station is $3.60 if done by from desk personnel and $6.24 if done by a sworn officer. Because of the ever increasing demand for police resources and the fact that surrounding police agencies charge a fee for this service, we are asking that you, by this ordinance, establish fees for these inspections. We have rounded the amounts off to $5.00 for inspections performed at the station and $16.00 for those performed at another location. The information above established a reasonable basis for these fees. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Varner made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill as substituted and amended. Councilmember Kuspa seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 34 -04 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND OR CONTROLLER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND TO MAKE TEMPORARY LOANS TO MEET CURRENT n.