05-23-77 Council Meeting Minutes

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MW REGULAR MEETING MAY 23 1977 REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED (CONTINUED) WHEREAS, the salaries of the meter maids are in actuality paid from the funds budgeted for the South Bend Police Department and are not appropriated out of the On- Street Parking Meter Fu and, WHEREAS, the recording of this accounts payable of one hundred fourteen thousand, two hundr and six dollars ($114,206.00) on the financial statement of the Off - Street Parking Revenue Bonds Fund has the tendency to represent that the new worth of the Off - Street Parking Revenue Bonds Fu is less than the actual net worth of the Off- Street Parking Revenue Bonds Fund; and WHEREAS, the present and potential holders of bonds backed by the revenues of the Off -Stree Parking Revenue Bonds Fund, for whose benefit the audit report is prepared, could misinterpret the financial picture of the Off- Street Parking Revenue Bonds Fund; and,. WHEREAS, the ability of the City to attract persons interested in purchasing bonds backed by the revenues of the Off- Street Parking Revenue Bonds Fund may thereby be limited. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, that: SECTION I. The liability of one hundred and fourteen thousand,. two hundred and six dollars ($114,206.00), recorded in the financial statement of the Off - Street Parking Revenue Bonds Fund as an accounts payable charged to the On- Street Parking Meter Fund for services of the meter maids, be freed to show no further liability toward the General Fund of the City. /s/ Mary Christine Adams Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held at this time on the resolution. He said since 1972 there has appeared an ever increasing payable in the General Fund of the City because of the practice-of charging the meter maid salaries and fringes back to the Parking Meter Fund. He said the practice of the city to budget these salaries and fringes through the Police Department seems reasonable since meter maids provide traffic control as a large part of their job assignments. He said if this resolution is passed they would discontinue the practice of budgeting these salaries in the Parking Meter Fund, and therefore would not incur further liabilities against the Off - Street Parking Bond assets. Council Member Adams indicated that usually when you take money away, you have to put it somewhere. Mr. Mullen indicated they were excusing the liability. Council Member Szymkowiak made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight ayes and one nay (Council Member Kopczynski). BILLS, FIRST READING BILL NO. 59 -77 A BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 5, ANIMALS, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. This bill had first reading. Council Member Adams made a motion to send this bill to the Committee of the Whole for a report and set it for public hearing and second reading June 27, 1977, seconded by Council Member Kopczynski. The - motion carried. BILL NO. 60 -77 A BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 6, GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE BUILDING ORDINANCE, REGULATING THE ERECTION, CON- STRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES REGULATING AND CONTROLLING THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, QUALITY OF MATERIALS, LOCATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF HEATING, VENTILATING, COOLING, REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS, IN- CINERATORS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS HEAT - PRODUCING APPLIANCES; REGULATING AND CONTROLLING THE ERECTION, INSTALLATION, ALTERATION, ADDITION, REPAIR, RE- LOCATION, REPLACEMENT, MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ANY PLUMBING SYSTEM; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES THEREOF, DECLARING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE DISTRICTS; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. This bill had first reading. Council Member Adams made a motion to set this bill for public hearing and second reading June 13, 1977, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. BILL NO. 61 -77 A BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 8 GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE ELECTRICAL CODE, REGULATING THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, FITTINGS, DEVICES, AP- PLIANCES AND FIXTURES WITHIN OR ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PREMISES ;. PROVIDING FOR LICENSES, PERMITS UNDERGROUND CONDUITS AND PENALTIES. This bill had first reading. Council Member Adams made a motion to set this bill for public hearing and second reading June 13, 1977, seconded by Council Member Kopczynski. The motion carried.