10-14-2024 Common Council Meeting Minutes (Signed)

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REGULAR MEETING October 14, 2024 60-24 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING MAXIMUM SALARIES AND WAGES OF APPOINTED OFFICERS AND NON-BARGAINING EMPLOYEES OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH 3 BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 (SECOND SUBSTITUTE) Clerk Tirado read the bill to the Council for its second (2nd) reading. Council Vice President Niezgodski motioned to accept Third Substitute Bill No. 60-24, seconded by Councilmember Warner and carried via a vote by voice. After the second (2nd) reading, Councilmember Lee requested the committee report. Council Vice President Niezgodski stated that Third Substitute Bill No. 60-24 went before the Personnel and Finance Committee and comes with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Lee requested that the petitioner(s) state their name and address and share key points before the council. Kyle Willis, City Controller on the 121h floor of the County-City building, stated that this proposal includes a three percent (3%) salary increase and a two-thousand-dollar($2,000) residency bonus for all non-bargaining employees for 2025. Councilmember Lee held the public hearing, and nobody spoke. Council Vice President Niezgodski motioned to send Second Substitute Bill No. 60-24 to the Full Council with a favorable recommendation, which was seconded by Councilmember Dr. Davis and carried by a vote of nine(9) ayes. Council President Sharon McBride—Aye Council Vice President Sheila Niezgodski—Aye Councilmember Canneth Lee—Aye Councilmember Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers—Aye Councilmember Troy Warner—Aye Councilmember Sherry Bolden-Simpson—Aye Councilmember Dr. Oliver Davis—Aye Councilmember Karen L. White—Aye Councilmember Rachel Tomas Morgan—Aye RISE AND REPORT Councilmember Lee motioned to rise from the Committee of the Whole and report back to the Full Council, seconded by Council Vice President Niezgodski and carried via a vote by voice. REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Council President McBride stated that the Full Council is now back in session. This portion of our meeting is where bills are given a third (3`d)reading and action is taken regarding bills that were heard during the Committee of the Whole. BILLS ON THE THIRD READING BILL NO. 38-24 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 623 OLIVE STREET COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 6 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (SUBSTITUTE) Clerk Tirado read the bill to the Council for its third (3d) reading. 7