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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 <br />General Fund expenditures including personnel costs, supplies, and other services and costs <br />increased .7% or less than 1 %. When the pension costs are removed from consideration, the General <br />Fund expenses increased 3.2 %. The self insurance employee benefit fund has a sizable increase of <br />13% in health care expenditures. While these are in line with national trends, the City's health care <br />bill in 2003 is estimated to approach $8 million even with cost containment changes in the program. <br />The liability insurance reserve fund is projected to increase 20% from this years budget. Property <br />insurance alone has increased 85% or $227,000.00. Workers Compensation claims have increased <br />25% or $151,000.00. The 2003 budget includes four (4) funds that are not able to balance <br />expenditures and revenues and they will need to rely on some form of fund balance. These include <br />the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund, the Police and Fire Pension Funds and the Sewage Wastewater <br />Fund. The Motor Vehicle Highway Fund does not have the fund balance to cover this deficit and <br />ways will be looked for to cover their shortage. The Sewage Wastewater Fund does not have <br />adequate revenues to cover its operating costs and will need to increase rates before year end. <br />Mr. 011ett noted that property tax is usually very predictable but won't be as predicable next year <br />because of property tax reassessment and tax restructuring which adds additional risk to the tax <br />revenue estimates. Based on the state budget agency reduction of certified distributions for 2003, <br />COIT will decrease about $650,000 or just over 9 %. It was additionally noted that one of the largest <br />risks outside of wages is healthcare. It is felt that healthcare is extremely important. However, <br />the City experienced two (2) bad years in 1998 and 2001. It was hoped to see some improvement <br />but to date the City has not seen that kind of lower expense from last year. Pensions are another <br />large cost. The City's plan is a true pension plan and not just a 401K plan. True pension plans have <br />costs that the City will provide. He noted that there are many resources to do the City's work and <br />the administration will continue to invest in people as it becomes more efficient. Throughout this <br />budget process not only facts and figures have been presented, but the Council has heard from the <br />programs and actions that the Mayor, through his Departments and every City employee, will <br />perform to touch and improve neighborhoods and lives. Mr. 011ett asked for the Council's <br />favorable consideration of these bills. <br />This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and <br />opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. <br />Council Vice - President White advised that the Public Hearing portion is now closed. There were <br />no questions from the Council at this time. <br />Councilmember Coleman made a motion that Bill No. 63 -02 be continued, in the Council portion <br />of the Public Hearing, until the meeting of September 23, 2002 and be set for Third Reading at that <br />time in addition to sending it to the Personnel and Finance Committee. Councilmember Aranowski <br />seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. <br />Additionally, Councilmember Coleman made a motion that Bill No. 64 -02 be continued, in the <br />Council portion of the Public Hearing, and be set for Third Reading and final disposition at the <br />September 23, 2002 and be sent to the Personnel and Finance Committee. Councilmember Varner <br />seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. <br />Finally, Councilmember Coleman made a motion that Bill No. 65 -02 be continued, in the Council <br />portion of the Public Hearing until the meeting of September 23, 2002 and be set for third reading <br />at that meeting as well and be sent to the Personnel and Finance Committee for their consideration. <br />Councilmember Aranowski seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. <br />BILL NO. 66 -02 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL FIXING MAXIMUM <br />SALARIES AND WAGES OF APPOINTED OFFICERS <br />AND NON - BARGAINING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY <br />OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE CALENDAR <br />YEAR 2003 <br />-10- <br />
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