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®ST. JOSEPH COUNTY CITY OF SOUTH BEND BUILDING DEPARTMENT <br />January 8, 2020 <br />Mr. Tim Scott, President <br />South Bend Common Council <br />227 W. Jefferson Blvd., 4th Floor <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Filed in Clerk's Office <br />JAN O 7 2020 <br />Kr''" �E!\i, H t·GvVLERCITY CI_E:-!K SOUTH BEND IN---� .. ___ ' <br />Re: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA, AMENDING SECTIONS 6-4.4 AND 6-4.6 OF CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 1 OF <br />THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST <br />FOR BUILDING COMMISSIONERS, OFFICIALS, AND INSPECTORS <br />Dear Council President Scott: <br />Attached for filing, please find the above-referenced ordinance to be considered by the <br />South Bend Common Council for first reading at its January 13, 2020 meeting, and for public <br />hearing on January 27, 2020. This ordinance amends Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code <br />to establish a procedure to address conflicts of interest that prevent the issuance of permits by <br />Building Department officials. <br />Ind. Code § 36-1-27-4 now requires units of government to establish local procedures for <br />reporting a conflict of interest that prevents a building commissioner, building code official or <br />building inspector from issuing a permit, and for appointing a qualified temporary replacement in <br />the case of a conflict of interest. ln accordance with state law, this ordinance provides that conflicts <br />ofinterest be reported to the City's Law Department and authorizes the City's Corporation Counsel <br />or a duly-authorized member of the City's Law Department to appoint a qualified temporary <br />replacement to conduct the permitting process in the case of a conflict of interest. <br />I will be presenting this ordinance to the Common Council. Your favorable consideration <br />is requested. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need additional information. <br />Charles Bulot, Building Commissioner <br />Building Department <br />EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY! INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT <br />125 S. Lafayette Blvd. I Suite 100 I South Bend, Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9554 f 574.235.5541 I www.southbendin.gov <br />BILL NO. 01-20