04-14-97 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 14,1997 inconsistences in the resolution; in the third whereas clause delete the word potential and the words "the expansion of "; in the fourth whereas clause add the word "bi- partisan" before Study; in Section I add the word of and delete "any expansion "; in Section II delete the words "the expansion of ". Council Member Pfeifer made a motion to accept these amendments, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki. The motion carried. Council Member Broden made a motion to adopt this resolution, as amended, seconded by Council Member Pfeifer. The motion carried. Council Member Coleman made a motion to recess, seconded by Council Member Hosinski. The motion carried and the meeting was recessed at 8:28 and reconvened at 8:35 p.m. RESOLUTION NO. 2A53 -97 Whereas, the South has a mandatory duty to for members of the South Indiana Code §36- 8 -3 -3; the exclusive right to o of the South Bend Police 8 -3 -2; and A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPOINTING AN ADVISORY CITY NEGOTIATING TEAM TO ACT WITH THE CITY'S AGENT AND PERSON AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR POLICE NEGOTIATIONS Bend Common Council acknowledges that it fix by ordinance the annual compensation Bend Police Department pursuant to and that the Board of Public Safety has versee all matters excluding compensation Department pursuant to Indiana Code §36- Whereas, the administrative and legislative branches of the City of South Bend have determined that a unified effort would be in the City's best interests when addressing, through a negotiation process, such items as wages, salaries, monetary fringe benefits and working conditions of the South Bend Police Department; and Whereas, The Board of Public Safety will take action on a similar Resolution which will appoint an advisory negotiating team to work with the City's agent and person to represent the Board regarding the upcoming Police Department matters addressed in the Working Agreement between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 36; and Whereas, the advisory City Negotiating Team shall not be considered a "public agency" or "governing body" as defined in Indiana Code § 5- 14- 1.5 -2; and Whereas, the Common Council and the City Administration jointly agree that a unified effort through an advisory City Negotiating Team to work with an authorized agent and person to act on their behalf for the upcoming Police Negotiations, is in the best interest of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Now, therefore, Be it Ordained by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby appoints an advisory City Negotiating Team to represent and recommend to the Council on salary, wages and monetary fringe benefit matters. Section II. The Council authorizes Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, to acet as their agent and person pursuant to Indiana Code §5- 14- 1.5 -6.5, and to negotiate on their behalf with the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 36. Section III. The Common Council appoints the following individuals to serve as members of an advisory City negotiating Team: