02-28-11 Council Agenda & Packet

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Council Procedures Ordinance Page 2 '54 w /& by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section 1. Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-8 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended by amending paragraph (p) and by the inclusion of new paragraph (q) which shall read as follows: (p) Persons in the Council Chambers and in the Council Informal Meeting Room shall turn their cell phones, and pagers PDA or an other t e of electronic communications device to their silent mode when the Common Council is in session and when any Standing. Committee meeting is in ro ess. Electronic devices, including type of electronic communications device not li e in the possession of a ouncil Member A y other must b e turned off or put in silent mode during all Common Council Meetings, all Standing Committee Meetings, or any other meetings called under the Indiana Open Door provisions.Texting, emailing and anv other forms of electronic communications by a Council Member while a meeting is inprogress and while in aaCouncil Member Council he shall SedCtion 2�10on aothis section max subject Y.....,_ sanctions set Section ,... the South Bend Code. Municr al,,,..� Section I1. The following paragraph set forth in Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-10 (i) of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: The Chairperson, with the assistance of the Council Atteniey, City Clerk, shall be responsible for filing Committee minutes with the Office of the City Clerk within two (2) weeks after each committee meeting. Such minutes shall comply with the Open Door Law and shall include but not be limited to: (l) the date, time and place of the meeting; (2) persons in attendance; (3) summary of all items discussed including all references to proposed resolutions and ordinances referred to in it for review and recommendation; (4) a record of all votes taken; and the time of adjournment. Any documents submitted to a Committee shall be filed with the original of the committee minutes with the Office of the City Clerk. Any majority or minority reports filed with a committee shall also be attached to such committee minutes. Section III. Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-10 (k) of the South Bend Municipal Cade is amended to read as follows: (k) Sanctionv: Upon finding that a Council Member-respondent violated the code of conduct of the Common Council; or if a Council Member violated any other provision of this Code, the Council by majority vote may take any or none of the following actions: (1) Issue a private censure; (2) Issue a public censure;