Good evening. Now call to order the Rules and Public Policy Committee meeting to order for Tuesday. MARCH 17th will begin with introductions first row. Please. Thank you, MADAM. PRESIDENT Mike district 24. Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT Brian Mowery District. 25. Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT Kristin Jones District 18. Thank you. MADAM. PRESIDENT Ali Brown District 10. Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT, then Boots, District 3 Washington Lawrence townships. Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT John Barth representing council district 7. Thank you, MADAM. PRESIDENT Lee, why Robinson represent District one. Thank you. Council is my name is Maggie Lewis. The first item on our agenda is proposal. Number 76 directs rules and Public Policy Committee to prepare a report pertaining to the fiscal impact statement associate. But the city of
Indianapolis Marin County Union Agreement with the Teamsters, local union one. 35. Good evening. PRESIDENT Lewis, some members of the committee. I am Deputy controller Jake McVeigh. And tonight I'll be presenting on behalf of the controller proposal. 76 fiscal impact statement for the tentative agreement between the Mayor's Action Center and Teamsters local union one. 35. As a. This proposal fulfills the requirements set by Municipal Code Section 2, 9, one dash, 6, 1, 0, for the controller to present the fiscal impact. Any new agreement, new union agreement. But for that agreement becomes effective. So this contract covers the customer service representatives, one and 2 and the Mayor's Action Center from
2026 through 2028 negotiations with the union began 2025. And a tentative agreement was reached earlier this FEBRUARY voted on by the union and approved by city leadership. Once his contract is executed, the negotiated wages will be a retroactive back to JANUARY. 1st of 2026. This table shows the annual increase for each fiscal component of the contract that directly impacts and employee's paycheck. Wages, seniority, pay and training pay. These estimates are based on staffing of 10 csr ones and to csr twos. The wage rates and increases art in the fiscal impact statement included with this proposal, the csr ones earn a rate of
$21. $0.87, csr Two's will earn a rate of $23 and $0.40 In 2026. The race for the Cs are ones and twos will increase about 3% in 2027. And then about another 3% and 2028. Both positions will receive additional pay based on their seniority. Beginning in their second year of employment with the city and county. Seniority pay is calculated as half a percent of the csr 2 base rate. Then an additional half a percent each year until their 20th year of employment. After which seniority pay increases $100 annually. Csr once assigned to training new hires will receive an additional one dollar per hour for time spent training csr twos are not eligible for this pay as train responsibilities are. Already incorporated into their
regular job duties. The 2026 budget included the 2.6% cost of living adjustment. Part of that partially funds. The cost of this contract. Of them is working with the with the makin the mayor's office to identify waste absorb the contractual expenses for this year and will incorporate the increases into next year's budget if needed appropriation can be editor transferred during the fall clean-up to school. I am confident that we will be able to fund the zing increases while adhering to the city's fund balance policies. I also believe that we'll be able to work collaboratively collaboratively to ensure that we live within our means for this year as well include, did contract for the 27 in the 20
budget. This committee MAY recall that I have recently presented fiscal impacts of union agreements for the public Defender Mesa, 9-1-1, dispatch and impd civilians. I expect to be back one more time this spring, 2%, the fiscal impact of the Union agreement covering. I have the civilian employees represented by afscme e. That concludes my presentation on him. Happy to answer any questions. Thank you so much for your presentation just so that we're clear counselors, we do not actually vote on a proposal. 76, I believe we're just accepting the for comfortable doing so council Brown. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT, just a quick question. I know this isn't necessary real wheelhouse for
this part. You know how many employees we have in there now and if there how many open positions we have. I know that's not there are 12, okay. Right now 10 csr ones and to see it start to csr twos. Okay. And that so they're full. They're not looking so. But this is, you know, if they're looking for any additional people or anything. I'm sorry. Got okay. I just want to make sure because this is exciting to see the Rays the and advertise and get more people Absolutely. So not only been done and director of community outreach. I oversee the mayor's action center. So we have 15 staff members in the mayor's action center in totals 3 or supervisors and then 12 customer service Representatives, 10 csr, one to Cs or 2. We're fully staff. So we do currently have any vacancies. Thank you. Thank you so much. Of course.
Councilor boots. Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT, thank you. Deputy Controller rebate. Can just clarify what what's the difference really between the csr won't see csr just briefly what job description is. I'm going to Natalie to respond today. All right. So I'm a csr. One is essentially the kind standard customer service representative csr to used to be when we actually had 2 different shifts. They worship leads. Now they operate both they they assist with training. This is with, you know, kind of standard operations questions that arise. It's sort of they're not management level, but they assist kind of in that capacity amongst the csrc and typically the csr ones, eventually a few of them
ascend to csr to. Yes, that our to use our internal from this year's or won't he wonderful. Thank you. Thank you. MADAM Chair. Additional questions. Is there anyone in audience that wishes to speak to proposal number 76? Thank you so much. So again, I believe there's there is vote to be taken. And so for Cs for accepting presentation. So thank you so much. Thank You. MADAM Council as well. The next item on our agenda, proposal, number 92 point, MR. Moreland has chief administrative officer policy director for the City County Council of in Annapolis, Marion County, MISTER Moreland. The floor is yours, Sir. Thank you, MADAM. PRESIDENT Members of the committee, thank you. Members of the community. I have a prepared statement that I like to add to the record, please. There's a recent news story academic record that I want to
direct address directly with you tonight. Like many people, my path to a degree was shaped by the first experiences. In left, iu Bloomington with more than enough credits to graduate. But those credit and my major were not conferred by a school within iu. Therefore, over several years. I worked you to confirm degree in political science within a school that fit my academic path and career. I ultimately fulfilled all commitments in 2024. I am committed to lifelong learning and I do not cut corners. I and several credit someone dissertation away from a Phd in American studies at iu Indianapolis. I'm proud and grateful from academic experience and professional background. I'm humbled and honored to have the opportunity to return to
city government serving the city and the people I love. I look forward to apply my skills and service of Indianapolis City County Council and working with each of you. Thank you very much. Questions from counselors. Is councilor boots. Thank MADAM Chair, MR. Only could you just explain a little bit the delay in time? I think is. I understand from the article on from our discussions in the past, you left u 2001. Degree was conferred many years later. Going screw shooting detail. Why such a delay? Yeah. Lefty believing that I had well having or accumulate all the credits for political science degree. However, that degree and not been conferred the delay to answer your question is essentially was the result of years of back
and forth negotiation with the Bloomington to find the appropriate place to put that political science degree. Doing that in a way that. Fit. I use high standards while also fitting in with my my life and career, raising a family and building my career. Any any further questions on that? I have none. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Other questions, comments from counselors. MR. Vice PRESIDENT They met PRESIDENT. Not really a question. Just more of the overall comment I've known Mr on for a long time. I think exactly the kind of person we working at the COUNCILMAN Is exactly the kind of person we need them in Indianapolis. Had a long career engaged in public policy. That's what we do here on the council is review, think deep evaluate
public policy and turn that public policy into reality. And that's what I'm doing is done with his career. I think the thing that is especially impressed me across the years of knowing him is the commitment he's had to our community to the city of Indianapolis. He's been a longtime board member of multiple key organizations in the 90 minute. He's one of them. But one I would highlight tonight is recycle force. I don't even know how many years weren't even on the board of recycle force. But if you're looking at one of the things that really matters right now, making sure that folks who are just as involved and you have been incarcerated when exit incarceration, that they have a pathway to successful and to reintegrating into the city
and being productive members of society. What's more important than that and doing a syndicated years and years of his life serving on the board, recycle force and doing that kind of important work that a lot of us take for granted. But he's actually out there doing it. And that's just one example. I won't go into multiple other examples to say I'm excited to have join He's been here, what, 5 or 6 weeks. He's already been doing a great job and looking forward to him continuing to do that. So whenever you're ready, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'm happy make a motion. Thank you, MR. Vice-PRESIDENT Leader Mary Ann Stewart. Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT. As one to say, I commend you for tackling a head-on. That's been something I learned of today. I didn't know anything about it. I had the new sorry
just made prior to this and didn't know about it. So I didn't want comment on something nothing about. I commend you for doing that. And, you know, making this a priority tackle right from the start and I don't think that necessarily, you know, everyone has their own path to 3rd degree. Many people have gone many years and never a degree and we've seen people be successful with both ways. And I look at your resume, look at the vast amount of experience in public public relations and working for the mayor working for. We want help me out here. Police U.S. Senator Evan Thomas, thank Thank you. So you've had plenty experience in that realm, which is dress that rant directly translates into what can be successful time
and this role. So. Hats off to you for addressing said on and I'm looking forward to supporting and I you have a great resume here. You can really tell you you have experience more. You're going to do so. Thank you. Thank Councilmember. Thank you. Counselor Boots. Thank you. MADAM Chair. I would just like to make quick comment as well. I think we recognize that you plenty hours for the degree that was eventually conferred. So it's not like you are trying to cheat the scoop school, so to speak out of a I have a degree. I don't necessarily condone the length of time before it was all cleaned understand. But I know it too. My college experience had a transcript issue had an argument with Purdue University over 5 hours that I end up not getting and had to take extra classes because of mix-up on transcript issue. So
it does happen. But I it the article today, one point in it that I did take a little objected to and that was you aren't necessarily the leader of our council. You're doing a very important mistreated position. And I think 25 years of your deep experience easily qualifies you for that position. So I voting in support of you this evening. Encourage my fellow committee members do so as well. Thank you, counselor Boots. Thank you. Counselor Boots. Is there anyone in audience that wishes to speak to proposal number 92? Seeing none. MISTER Vice PRESIDENT. Thank you, MADAM. Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT, number just no to the clerk and ended as a co-sponsor to this. And I moved to Saint proposal, 92 to the full council that you pass recommendation. The motion been properly moved. And second, all those in favor signify by saying aye, those
opposed same sign the motion carries MADAM Chair, messy one final thing. Yes, sir. Earlier I spoke to a negotiation back and 4th between myself you put in 10. I want everyone to know that at the end of the day, ultimately this was my academic journey. I take full responsibility for all of this. I apologize for any minute miscommunication that occurred along the way. But I own this and I appreciate this opportunity. Thank you very much. Thank you. And thank you for your willingness to serve in this capacity. Is there any other business before this committee? Seeing entertain a motion for adjournment. What