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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-R-35Resolution No. 2008-R- _~5 "A Resolution Advocating A Hiring Freeze For The City Of Jeffersonville. I nd is na WHEREAS, Indiana Code sets forth that the Jeffersonville City Council is the fiscal body for the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana and the Council is obligated to oversee the financial integrity of the City by developing budgets, over-seeing spending and insuring that the City's financed are handled in a reasonable and prudent fashion; WHEREAS, Indiana House Bill 1001, along with other external factors such as the overall economy, delays in collecting property tax revenue, delays in mailing property tax bills and other similar issues, have created a since of financial uncertainty in Jeffersonville and across the State of Indiana; WHEREAS, the fiscal condition of all city's government throughout the State of Indiana are in constant flux. City's throughout the state have laid off employs, shut down departments of government and engaged many other drastic and necessary means to insure that government would continue to operate within the financial confines of the budgets established, passed and approved by the legislative body; WHEREAS, in order to continue the operation of government within the established budget the Jeffersonville City Council resolves that: The City Council has adopted its annual budgets at the recommendation of the Executive Branch of government and its Department Heads and employees; The City Budgets adopted provide for a specific set number of employees to carry out the business of the City and to adequately provide services to the citizens of the City; The City Council implores the executive department of the City to forgo hiring additional employees over and above that number of employees provided for by the City Council in its budget; The City Council requests that the executive undertake a "freeze" in hiring any new employees until that time that the City has been provided an approved budget from the State of Indiana andlor the Department of Local Government Finance its entities andlor assigns. Moreover, no existing employees shall be permitted to receive a raise in their rate of pay and/or income regardless of the existence of a wage "range" as set forth in the approved budget. This Resolution shall not apply to and/or effect the City's owned, operated and maintained utilities and/or public works. This Resolution shall not serve to impede, prohibit or forbid the City from hiring individuals to replace those individuals that may retire, be discharged or voluntarily terminate their employment with the City. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The City of Jeffersonville, Indiana shall hire no additional employees over and above those number of employees that have been budgeted for by the Jeffersonville City Council in that budget adopted pursuant to Indiana law. Voted Against: Passed this day of , 2008. ayor Thoma G II n Attest: C~o,~~,~ L~,P~~,~~ Peggy IYVt/der, Clerk-Treasurer Presented by me, Peggy Wilder, as the Cler and reasurer to the Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville, Indiana on this ~ `f day of~~h2008. ~p ~'/~1// ~ ), ~, ~7 ~) Pegg Ider, Clerk-Treasurer This ordinance approved and signed by Thomas Galligan, Mayor of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana on 's I ? c~' ay of ~1 ~,av>~~ti-2008. T omas Galligan, Ma o This ordinance was vetoed by me, Thomas Galligan, Mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana on this the _ day of , 2008.