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

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(6) not be bound to follow Committee's recommendations as to sanctions. (k) Sanctions. Upon finding that a councilman -respondent violated 'LlLt2 Cute Ui Conduct o= the Common Council or other pro- vi�iva, ui Lhls Code, the council by majority vote may take any or Llune of r-he roilowing actions: (1) private censure:, (2) Public censurer, (3) recommend to the CqunCT iman-rPRnnnrlranl- that hp resign his position ori--a gt-nnaing ;:rnri/nr cPcr-i ai committee; ( 4 ) recommend to the Copnc j 1 Tnfan-rp--qnnnHt-nt- i-hat hp, resign from his o ; (5) refer t,}7P matter �n tha i'niintV Prn�r�r�iitnrtq nfficca for aoDronrl ate �aoion: nr (6) refer the matter. by a vote nF twn---hi rr3c,- (9/-I1 of the Council for expii1 si nn frnm i-ha f nmmnn Council. (1) Advisory Opinions. Upon written request of any councilman, Committee shall render an advisory opinion within thirty (30) days after receipt of the request on any question relating to possible conflicts of interest and misconduct affecting the councilman's official function. A majority of the members of committee shall concur in the opinion to be rendered. Committee. snail maintain a permanent record of all opinions so rendered. upon any advisory opinion being submitted to the Council at a 7enera.l meeting, the Council shall affirm, modify or reject Committee s opinion giving reasons for any modifications or rejection. A councilman shall not be held to have violated the standards of ethical conduct it he acted in reasonable and good faith reliance upon an advisory opinion duly affirmed by the council. SEC. 2-11. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL; COMPOSITION: PROCEDURE; POWERS AND DUTIES (a) A committee of the whole of the Common Council shall be formed at the first organizational meeting after their election and at each annual reorganizational meeting thereafter, by the members choosing by majority vote of all Councilmen and from their number, a chairman of such committee, which chairman shall serve for a one-year term. He shall preside at all meetings of such committee and in his absence, any member may, upon motion, be called to the chair. (b) All ard4:manees- bills, resolutions and matters committed to such committee of the whole Council may be read throughout by the Clerk and then again read and debated by sections. The Clerk shall enter upon a separate paper all changes or amend- ments agreed upon by the committee, and reports of proceedings of such committees signed by the chairman shall be made to the Council. After report, the erdinanees- bills shall again. be subject to be debated and amended. (c)_ The rules of proceedings in the Council shall be observed (as well as parliamentary law) in such committee of the whole Council, so far as the same may be applicable, except the rule limiting the time of speaking, but no member shall speak more than twice on any question until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken. (Code 1916, ssg; Code 1962, 92-12). SEC. 2-12 COUNCIL MEETINGS; ORDER OF BUSINESS. Business shall be taken up in the following order, unless the Council, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote shall suspend the rules: -17-