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

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 1, Sections 2-1 through and including 2-9 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read in their entirety as follows: Sec. 2-1. Common Council: Composition; Council Members; eligibility; term; compensation; vacancy. (a) The legislative power and authority of the City shall be vested in the Common Council. Unless otherwise provided by law, all powers and duties of the City which are legislative in nature shall be exercised and performed by the Common Council. (b) The Council shall consist of nine(9)members termed Council Members; six (6) District Council Members elected from districts more particularly described in section 1-4 of this Code, and three (3) Council Members-at-Large elected at large from the entire City. (c) To be eligible to run for the office of Council Member all persons shall be a bona fide citizen of the United States and the State of Indiana and shall have attained the age of eighteen (18) years when elected. Additionally, all persons shall have been a resident of the City for at least one year immediately preceding election; and for all persons to be eligible to run for the office of District Council Member shall have resided in such district for the last six (6)months preceding the general election. Should any Council Member representing any district cease to be a resident of such district during his or her term of office, such office shall thereby become immediately vacant. (d) The election of Council Members shall be in accordance with all laws governing primary and general elections. The term of office of each Council Member shall commence on the first day of January after his or her election and shall continue for four(4) years thereafter. The Council Member's oath of office shall be administered by a duly qualified person to each Council Member, and such shall be signed and filed with the Office of the City Clerk on or before said date. The salary of each Council Member shall be a specified amount as set forth in the annual civil City budget. (e) In the case of a vacancy in the office of Council Member from death, resignation or other cause, such vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the procedure set forth in IC 3-13-8-1, 3-13- 8-7 and/or 3-13-11-1 et seq. However, if the vacancy is of a District Council Member, the person selected to fill such vacancy must be a resident of the district from which the vacated Council Member was elected. All persons filling a vacated Council Member's office shall hold office only during the unexpired term and shall, during such incumbency, be entitled to the salary thereto attached. Sec. 2-2. Adoption of rules and regulations by the Common Council and powers thereto. (a) The rules and regulations prescribed in this article are hereby adopted for the government of the Common Council of the City and its Members.