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HomeMy WebLinkAbout73-26 2027 City Clerk's Salary OrdinanceFiled in Clerk's Office SEP 2 3 2026 Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK BIANCA L. TIRADO, CITY CLERK September 23, 2026 The South Bend Common Council South Bend City Hall, Suite 300 South Bend, Indiana 46601 Re: Proposed 2027 City Clerk's Salary Ordinance Dear Council Members, Submitted for your consideration is the ordinance that sets the salary for the South Bend City Clerk for the 2026 calendar year. This ordinance provides for a 3% increase in the City Clerk's salary from 2026. I will present this bill to the Common Council at the appropriate Committee and Council meeting. It is requested that this bill be filed for 1st reading on September 28, 2026 with 2nd reading, public hearing, and 3rd reading scheduled for October 12, 2026. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or require further information. Thank you for your consideration. Respectfully, Bianca L. Tirado, Clerk Office of the City Clerk Attachment CC: Office of the City Clerk INTEGRITY I SERVICE I ACCESSIBILITY Jasmine Jackson Matthew Neal Veronica Pitt -Payne Q-IIEF DEPUTY QTY CLERK / CHIEF OF STAFF DEPUTY CITY CLERK / DIRECTOR OF POLICY DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 300 City Hall 1215 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. I South Bend, Indiana 46601 I p. 574.235.9221 I f. 574.235.9173 I www.southbendin.gov BILL NO. 73-26 ORDINANCE NO. Filed in Clerk's Office Sep 23, 2026 Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE SOUTH BEND CITY CLERK FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2027 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-4-7-2, the City's legislative body is required to fix the annual compensation of all elected officers. Such compensation may "not be changed in the year for which it is fixed, nor may it be reduced below the amount fixed for the previous year." The following Ordinance establishes the annual compensation for the City Clerk of the City of South Bend in calendar year 2027. The City Clerk serves as the clerk to the legislative body pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-4-6-9 and is required to preserve the legislative body's record and proceedings. The City Clerk is also charged with keeping the City Seal, administering official oaths, attending all regular and special meetings of the Common Council, and performing other duties as may be required by the legislative body. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: Section I. The annual compensation for the City Clerk of the City of South Bend in calendar year 2027 shall be and hereby is established as follows: 2026 2027 $85,097 $87,650 Section II. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and any publication required by law. Canneth J. Lee, Council President South Bend Common Council Attest: Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the day of , 2026, at o'clock .m. Approved and signed by me on the .m. Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk day of , 2026, at o'clock James Mueller, Mayor City of South Bend, Indiana