2013 Annual Report - Personnel & Finance Committee

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2013 Personnel and Finance Committee Annual Report Page 2 Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting Topics: I would like to thank City Controller Mark Neal and Assistant City Controller John Murphy and their staff for all of the detailed information which they have provided to the Council and the Office of the City Clerk regarding fiscal matters. In my many years on the Council, this has been by far the most informative fiscal data ever shared. As a result of the sharing of this data, more informed decisions may be made and the public and the Council have greater opportunities to monitor their tax dollars. The updated monthly reports from the Department of Administration and Finance are an invaluable tool; as well as the CAFR and many other fiscal documents which supplement the data provided during the budget review. A variety of personnel and fiscal topics were discussed and reviewed by the Personnel and Finance Committee this year, including: • Bill No. 70- 12:Change to the South Bend Municipal Code of the Community & Economic Development Committee to the Community Investment Committee of the South Bend Common Council • Reviewing the MBE/WBE Utilization Board Participation Report • Bill No. 13 -17 Reviewing and approving Scrap Metal Licenses for 2013 • Cash Statement Review — updating the monthly Controller's cash report with Mark Neal, John Murphy and Rahman Johnson • Bill No. 13-36: Appointing the Council Attorney as the Council's Agent for Teamster Negotiations • Discussions of City -Wide goals and objectives to be addressed in the 2014 budget • Bill No. 44 -13 : Rate of taxation for 2014 • Bill No. 45 -13: Appropriations for 2014 • Bill No. 46 -13: Enterprise appropriations for 2014 • Bill No. 54 -13: 3 -year wage ordinance for Teamster City employees • Bill No. 66 -13: reinstatement of one (1) non - designated holiday There was much "give and take" in the many discussions and debates leading up to the final passage of the three (3) ordinances involving the 2014 budget for the civil city of South Bend. As a result, the priorities of the taxpayers were being focused upon throughout these discussions. Concerns and Recommendations for 2014: South Bend Municipal Code Section 2 -22 Annual Reports reads as follows: "The director of each department and the presiding officer of each executive board, commission and authority shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and the Council by May 1 of each year, a report of the functions, projects and activities of each department, board, commission or authority for the preceding fiscal year ".