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

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(1) Administration Personnel and Finance, (2) Council Rules 4-2* 0) Human Resources and Economic Development (4) Parks and Recreation (5) Public Safety. (6) Public Works (7) Residential Neighborhoods 44}{8} Wags-atd-A9eats---die-xaex�besh}p-ef-}s-eex}ee- ska}1-sae}�ele-a}�-eet��e��es; P�es�e�es�-e�-the-Eat��ei� (f) Responsibilities and Scope of Council Committees. The general responsibilities of each Council Committee shall in- clude the right to review all legislative proposals, reports and otherpertinent information under its jurisdiction; and to monitor on a continuing basis the department, bureaus and public officials under its jurisdiction. Each Council Committee shall report periodically to the Council, with a minimum of semi-annual reports being given by each committee. 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 Councilman of each committee shall be chairman and in his absence the next named Councilman. No citizen member shall serve as chairman of any standing committee. (h) The committee shall meet on the call of the chairman or by the call of any two (2) of its councilmen, in case the chairman is absent or declines to call such meeting. A majority of the total membership of a standing committee shall constitute a quorum. (i) A special committee, when its report Cif made) is disposed of and it has no other business, stands dissolved without motion; but an affirmative vote on recommitment has the effect of reviving such committee (j) The report of a minority of a committee or sup- plemental report shall be regarded as an amendment to, or supplement to the report of the committee if so designated. (k) When any matter has been referred to a committee, the Councilman introducing the same shall have the right to meet with such committee during its deliberations thereon, but shall not vote. (1) A committee may not erase, interline or blot any ordinance, resolution or other paper referred to it; but must enter upon a separate paper any amendments it may propose, stating the words which it is proposed to insert or omit, and make reference to page, line and words of the original paper. (m) All reports of committee shall be in writing, and majority reports shall be signed by a majority of the members thereof. (Code 1916, 97; Code 1962, 92-11; Ord. No. 5484-73, §1; Ord. No. 5783-75, 91), (n) The rules of the Council as far as they are applicable shall be the rules of the committee, and procedure in the committee where not otherwise provided herein, shall follow the procedure of the Council. (o) It shall be the duty of the Chairman of each Council committee to report promptly to the Common Council on all bills, resolutions, r%ortsI or other matters referred to it for consideration; and each chairman shall take or cause to be taken the necessary steps to bring such matters to a vote of the Council. -13-