Substitute Bill No. 42-22 Replacing & Amending Chapter 2, Article 1, Sect 2-1

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(u) Appeals, questions of order, objections to the consideration of a question, the reading of papers, leave to withdraw a motion and suspension of the rules are questions which shall take precedence over and be decided before the question which gave rise to them; which several questions cannot be amended, and all questions of order which may arise pending a question which is not debatable must be decided without debate. (v) Form of ordinances and resolutions: All legislation of the City shall be by ordinance or by resolution. The word "resolution" as used in this chapter shall be the official action of the Council, and shall be limited to matters authorized by local, State or Federal law, and to matters pertaining to the internal affairs or operations of City Government. All resolutions shall be assigned a bill number by the City Clerk's office upon being properly filed with the City Clerk's office. Each resolution must have a short title identifying the subject matter of the resolution, followed by "whereas" clauses which set forth the background information of the resolution. Following the end of the "whereas" portion, the next paragraph shall begin with the words "Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:" and a section by section format shall follow thereafter. If the resolution is adopted by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor, the City Clerk's Office shall assign it a resolution number. All matters of a general and permanent nature which address issues addressed in the South Bend Municipal Code, which establish fees, or which regulate conduct, or which prescribe penalties, shall be submitted in the form of an ordinance. Each ordinance shall be identified with a bill number assigned by the City Clerk's office upon proper filing with that Office. Each ordinance must have a short title, and must specifically refer to the chapter, article and section of the Code, when it proposes an amendment to the South Bend Municipal Code. Ordinances shall be numbered in the order they are passed but shall be listed on the Council's agenda as they are introduced for filing, except when the Council may direct otherwise. The following format shall-be used when introducing a proposed ordinance for Council consideration: (1) Each bill filed for ordinance consideration shall begin after a preliminary "Statement of Purpose and Intent" which shall set forth the overall purpose(s) of the bill, as well as relevant background information addressing governing local, State or Federal law or policies. Following the end of the statement of purpose and intent, the next paragraph shall begin with the words: "Now therefore, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:" with a section by section format following thereafter. (2) All bills filed for ordinance consideration which propose to amend the South Bend Municipal Code must include a detailed summary of the proposed changes in the statement of purpose and intent. All such bills must use one(1) of the following formats: a. Following the statement of purpose and intent section, the introductory sentence to the first section must include the words "Chapter , Article , Section of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows"; or