2013 Annual Report - Personnel & Finance Committee

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c�y"a.1N yfry 2013 Annual Report of the Personnel and Finance Committee of the South Bend Common Council Date: December 30, 2013 To: The South Bend Common Council The Office of the City Clerk From: 5 I District Council Member Dr. David Varner, Chairperson Personnel and Finance Committee This Annual Report is filed as a requirement of Section 2 -10 (i) of the South Bend Municipal Code which calls for a report from the Chairperson of each of the Council's Standing Committee by the 2 "d Monday in December. Duties: The Personnel and Finance Committee is charged with the following duties pursuant to Section 2 -10 of the South Bend Municipal Code: "Oversees the activities performed by the Department of Administration and Finance, and reviews all proposed salaries, budgets, appropriations and other fiscal matters, as well as personnel policies, health benefits and related matters ". 2013 Committee Members: The member of the Personnel and Finance Committee this year include Council Member Karen L. White, who serves as Vice - Chairperson; Henry Davis, Jr. and Valerie Schey, along with myself as Chairperson. I would like to extend a special word of thanks to our citizen members Jack Smith and Marc Brammer for their insights and perspectives. Jack Smith was always present, not only for the Personnel and Finance Committee, but sat thru many hours of meetings of other Committees and regular Common Council meetings, which is a true reflection of his dedication to being involved and informed. Meetings: The Personnel and Finance Committee is by far the most active of all of the standing committees of the South Bend Common Council. This year we met thirty -six (36) times, with nine (9) of those meetings being dedicated to reviewing and discussing the proposed 2014 civil city budget.