04-12-76 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRTL 19 ia7c REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED ORDINANCES, FIRST READING (CONTINUED) This ordinance had first reading. Council Member Taylor made a motion to set the ordinance for public hearing and second reading on April 27, 1976, seconded by Council Member Horvath. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $2,000,000 FROM THE CUMULATIVE SEWER SINKING AND BUILDING FUND TO PROJECT CS -2, MODEL CITIES SEWER SEPARATION, WITHIN SAID FUND. This ordinance had first reading. Council Member Dombrowski made a motion to set the ordinance for public hearing and second reading on April 27, 1976, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5855 -75 FIXING MAXIMUM SALARIES AND WAGES OF APPOINTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE YEAR 1976. This ordinance had first reading. Council Member Adams made a motion to set the ordinance for public hearing and second reading on April 27, 1976, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The moti carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $100,000.00 FROM THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT FUND COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING TO PROGRAM FA87 GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. This ordinance had first reading. Council Member Taylor made a motion to set the ordinance for public hearing and second reading on April 27, 1976, seconded by Council Member Horvath. The moti carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $17,000.00 FROM THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING, FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES This ordinance had first reading. Council Member Dombrowski made a motion to set the ordinance for public hearing and second reading on April 27, 1976, seconded by Council Member Horvath. The motion carried. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Mrs. Jane Swan, 2022 Swygart, said there was a consumer's meeting going on in the Public Library this evening on the rate increase for I &M. She discussed the vacation pay for Mr. Stancati, and said this was the type of practice the citizen's wanted stopped in the previous administration. She said that talking about a vacation after three months is ridiculous, and this is the kind of practice that must be stopped to have good government. She also spoke regarding the swimming pool deal and the city employee who was putting in swimming pools on a part -time basis. She asked if anyone knew if this employee was in the Building Department. Council Member Adams said she had asked several questions on this and learned this was not a city employee, it was a county employee) Council Member Kopczynski said he would like to say a couple of words regarding Mr. Stancati's vacation. He said he would like to know if the people are aware of the fact that when a new administration is taking over the reins they spend the month of December getting acclimated to the new job. He indicated that perhaps they should receive some type of compensation. He said public officials put in a lot of time for which they did not get paid. He said he thought that in the interest of a fine city all the public bickering should stop. He said he thought it would be well for the news media to investigate some statements before they get out of hand. He said he has see] Council and public officials slandered and it is a sorry state of affairs. Mr. Jim Caldwell, 1222 Woodlawn,said that as far as John Stancati is concerned this matter came up while he was in Florida, and the information was released that he was in Florida, leaving his hous opened to every burglar in town. He said the paper read "no pay for Stancati "not Stancati will not accept the pay." He said you want good city officials, but you will not pay them. He said Mr. Stancati was made to look like he was a crook. Council Member Adams said she would like to go on record that her question of the pay issue was not against Mr. Stancati. She said Mr. Mullen had told her Mr. Stancati said he would go without pay. She said her only question was whether th City should abide by the ordinance, or disregard what is written. Mr. Caldwell questioned why thi had to be done while Mr. Stancati was out of town. Council Member Adams said this was the time when she had a few hours to draft a release. She indicated a neighbor of Mr. Stancati's had caller her about the fact that the home was now open for burglars, and she had offered to go to Mr. Stancati's home and stay until he returned. Council Member Kopczynski indicated the news media should be very careful what is being done regarding the slandering of public and elected officials Council Member Parent said that occasionally when a new employee has made plans possibly some type of procedure could be established. He said he certainly did not want the impression given Mr. Stancati was acting wrongly.