8462-94 Amending Various sections Article 1 Chapter 2 of the South Bend Municipal Code

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SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 5-94 ORDINANCE NO. '6 4 to a- 9 `F AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS WITHIN ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 2, OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING THE COMMON COUNCIL AND AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS WITHIN ARTICLE 5 OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT In the interest of promoting better and more efficient communication on issues brought before the Common Council, the following five (5) amendments are proposed. Collectively they would change the meeting time of the Organizational Meeting of the Common Council to 7:00 p.m. from its current time of noon; would re-name some of the Standing Committees of the Common Council to more appropriately reflect their duties; would require the City Clerk's Office to send copies of Committee Meeting notices as well as copies of the legislation to be heard by the Committee to citizen members; would require annual updating and notification of all Commissions, Committees, Boards and similar bodies; and would encourage new legislation to be signed in by the Chairperson of the Committee who has jurisdiction over the particular subject matter. It is believed that all of these proposed amendments are in the best interest of the City and would enhance more effective governmental operations. ] otu, *ram, bt it rtoolbbb by the Common (outuil of the Qtittl of g.outfj V410, Mina, as follows: Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby amends Chapter 2,Article 1, § 2-3 of the South Bend Municipal Code to read as follows: Sec. 2-3 Organization meeting of the Common Council; Officers; Election; Term. 1 (a) The members of the Common Council shall hold their first regular meeting on the first Monday of January after their election at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. This meeting shall take place at+leen 5:00 p.m. on the first Monday of each succeeding January thereafter. (b) At this first regular meeting, the Council shall choose from members a presiding officer or President, a presiding officer pro tempore or Vice-President, >he Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole, and all other Council officers who shall serve until neon 7:00 p.m. of the first Monday in January of the next succeeding year. The Council shall also choose its Council Attorney at said meeting. Section II. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby amends Chapter 2,Article 1, § 2-9 (v) of the South Bend Municipal Code by the addition of new sub-paragraph (7)which shall read as follows: (7) Resolutions and Ordinances proposed by the City Administration should. when at all possible. have the proposed resolution or proposed ordinance signed in by the Chairperson of the Standing Committee having jurisdiction over the subject matter addressed in the proposed legislation,with a copy being sent to the Council President upon signing. In all cases the required accompanying cover letter should be signed by the Department or Bureau Head as further addressed in sub-paragraph (5) above.