12-09-13 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 9, 2013 This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Dieter made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill, Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 74-13 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE 2013 SALARY ORDINANCE NO. 10199-12 FOR APPOINTED OFFICERS AND NON- BARGAINING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO ADDRESS CERTAIN ZOO EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION Councilmember Varner, Chairperson Personnel & Finance Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and sends it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. th Mr. Mark Neal, City Controller, 12 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Neal advised that this bill would amend the 2013 Non-Bargaining Employee and Office Salary Ordinance No. 10199-12 passed by the Common Council on October 29, 2012. The amendment is a new Section “V” addressing special compensation payable to Potawatomi Zoo employees. Mr. Neal stated that this ordinance makes no adjustments in the salaries that were fixed in the 2013 Non-bargaining Salary Ordinance. However, the City is in the process of entering into a public/private partnership agreement with the Potawatomi Zoological Society for operation of the Potawatomi Zoo. The agreement is expected to be approved by the Park Commission around December 16, 2013. As a result certain current employees of the City will become employees of the Society. Because this will result in cessation of their rights and privileges as public employees under the Public Employees Retirement Fund “PERF”, the agreement will provide certain unique final compensation to these employees who are affected by the agreement. Upon approval of the agreement those employees who will cease being employees of the City of South Bend shall be entitled to receive a one-time payment equal to all accrued, unused vacation and sick pay as of the date of change in their employment status. Mr. Neal also noted that such affected employee with less than ten years of PERF qualified City service shall further be entitled to receive a sum equal to Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars per year ($750.00) for each such year of service as an employee of the City of South Bend, pro-rated for any partial year of City employee service. He asked the Council for their favorable consideration. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Dieter made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill, Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 75-13 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING 2014 SALARY ORDINANCE #10266-13 FOR APPOINTED OFFICERS AND NON- BARGAINING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND 9