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South Bend council appoints negotiators for firefighter, police union talks
Summary
The South Bend Common Council passed two resolutions June 9 naming the council attorney as agent negotiator and three council members to advisory negotiating teams for upcoming negotiations with the fire department and FOP Lodge No. 36.
The South Bend Common Council on June 9 approved two resolutions naming the council attorney as the council's agent negotiator and selecting advisory council members for upcoming collective bargaining negotiations with the fire department and FOP Lodge No. 36.
The council passed Resolution 25-32, appointing council attorney Bob Palmer as the council's chief negotiator and naming Kenneth Lee, Karen White and Ophelia Gooden Rogers as the council's advisory negotiating team for the fire department negotiations. "We are proposing this resolution that names, council attorney Bob Palmer as the council's chief negotiator and council members, Kenneth Lee, Karen White, and Ophelia Gooden Rogers as the council's advisory team, for the, firefighters," Kenneth Lee said during the presentation.
A similar measure, Resolution 25-33, was approved shortly after for negotiations with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 36. The resolution names Bob Palmer as the council's agent negotiator and identifies a council advisory team for the FOP talks; the petitioner described the two measures as "pretty much same as the firefighters, just few different individuals." Both resolutions were reported out of the Personnel and Finance Committee with a favorable recommendation before being considered by the full council.
Both public hearings for the resolutions produced no members of the public who wished to speak in favor or opposition, and the council moved to roll-call votes. Clerk Toronto called the roll for each measure; both passed by recorded votes of seven ayes and no nays. Those recorded as voting "aye" for the measures included Council member Dr. Oliver Davis; Council member Neskovsky; Council member Ophelia Gooden Rogers; Council member McBride; Council member Bowden Simpson; Vice President Thomas Morgan; and President Lee.
Council members moved each resolution for passage and the motions were seconded before the roll calls. The petitioner noted the Personnel and Finance Committee had given each resolution a favorable recommendation earlier the same day, and the council proceeded without extended debate.
Clerk records show the council transmitted multiple related items to committees: the measures and other labor- and budget-related bills were referred for public hearing and third reading on June 23, including committee referrals for personnel and finance and other standing committees.
