Revising the Governing Rules Regulations of the Legislative Branch of the City of South Bend

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(1) Each bill shall begin after a preliminary "Statement of Purpose and Intent" by the following: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:", and a section by section format shall follow. (2) All bills containing words which shall add words to an existing ordinance shall be underlined ( }. (3) All bills requesting deletion of words from an existin7 ordinance shall indicate said deletion by a dash through said word or words (------- ). (w) iv* Every bill shall be read two (2) times with each having its own public hearing and vote as to its passage. No bill shall be read the second time at the same meeting it is in- troduced unless by unanimous roll call vote of all councilmen pre- sent. Additionally there must be at least two-thirds of the entire Council present to carry such a motion. (x) {w} No erdinamee bill or resolution shall appear on the agenda of a regular meeting of the Common Council unless said erdinanee bill or resolution has been filed in the office of the City Clerk on or before the Wednesday immediately prior to said regular meeting. This subsection is not applicable to special meetings. (y) Jx* When an erdinan.ee bill is introduced, it shall be read by title, after which the chair shall state that "This is the first reading of the erdimanee, bill, if there is no objection, it shall be set for second reading." If there is no objection, the erdinanee bill shall be set for second reading. If there is ob- jection, it shall be in order for any member to make a proper motion for disposition of the erdimanee bill. (z) fy* The second reading of the erdiaanee bill shall be by title, after which the chair shall state that "This is the second reading of the erdiaan.ee bill, the question is shall the erdimaaee bill pass?" (aa) Jm} Any erdimanee bill may be stricken from the files at any time before passage by a two-thirds vote of all members elected. (bb) faa} Any erdimanee bill failing to receive a sufficient number of votes on final passage will be considered as lost and stricken from the files, provided the vote is not recon- sidered, as authorized by subsection (r) (s) of this section. (cc) fbb} All votes upon the passage of erdinanees bills and resolutions, and upon motions to suspend the rules or motions to reconsider shall be by roll call. (dd) fee} When a resolution is introduced, it shall be read by title only, after which, if there is no objection, it shall stand ready for adoption following its public hearing. If there is objection, it shall be in order for any member to make a proper motion for disposition of the resolution. (ee) {dd} No proposition to rescind or change any stand- ing rule or order of the Common Council shall be passed at the same meeting it is submitted; nor shall any proposition having the force and effect of a bylaw or a standing rule or other relating to the government of the Council or the duties of any of the City officers be passed except in the form of an ordinance and according to the forms prescribed for the passage of ordinances. (Code 1916, §6; Code 1962, §2-10, Ord No. 5449-72, K). -11-