Amending Various Sections of Article 1 Chapter 2 The Common Council

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Members present vote to allow such a second presentation. A three-minute limit shall apply to such a second presentation. Section 2-10. Standing committees of Common Council; titles and responsibilities. (a) There shall be nine (9) standing committees organized within the City Council. Each committee, except the Council Rules Committee, shall consist of not less than two (2) ee mailmen Council Members each and this number shall constitute at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total membership of each standing committee. eeumeilmem Council Members shall be appointed as herein provided by the President of the Common Council. Each committee, except the Council Rules Committee, shall also have not less than one (1) citizen member and at no time shall the number of citizen members constitute more than one-third (1/3) of the total membership of each standing committee. (c) Citizen members shall be appointed by the Chairman Chair Person of the standing committee. In making such appointments, the ehairmam Chair Person shall assure that the citizen members are broadly representative of the South Bend Community. (f) Responsibilities and scope of Council Committees. The general responsibilities of each Council Committee shall include the right to review all legislative proposals, report and other pertinent -information under its jurisdiction; and to monitor on a continuing basis the department, bureau and public officials under its jurisdiction. Each Council Committee shall report periodically to the Council, with written reports of the minutes of each meeting being filed with the City Clerk within two (2) weeks after each meeting. Said reports shall include the following: (1) Date, time, and place of the meeting; (2) Persons in attendance; (3) General substance of all matters proposed, discussed or decided; and (4) A record of all votes taken, if any. The Chairman Chair Person, with the assistance of the Council Attorney, shall be responsible for the filing of such reports. Each report shall be signed by the Chairman Chair Person of the committee. Any majority or minority reports filed with a committee shall also be included. All committees shall also deal with the issues referred to them by the President of the Council or by at least a majority of the Council. (g) The first-named eeumeilmam Council Member of each committee shall be Chairman Chair Person and in his or her absence the next-named eeuneilman Council Member. No citizen member shall serve as eha1rmam Chair Person of any standing committee. (h) The committee shall meet on the call of the Chairman Chair Person or by the call of any two (2) of its eeume±3mem Council Members, in case the ehairman Chair Person is absent or declines to call such meeting. A majority of the total membership of a standing commitee shall constitute a auorum.