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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 26., 1996
<br />as president of the National District Attorney's Association.
<br />Ken Fedder, attorney, indicated he met Mike back in 1970, and he
<br />also had an occasion to work in the prosecutor's office in 1977
<br />with Bill Voor. Council Member Zakrzewski made a motion to adopt
<br />the resolution, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The
<br />resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine ayes.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2397 -96 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
<br />THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ADOPTING A
<br />WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A
<br />POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO
<br />AN ANNEXED AREA IN CLAY TOWNSHIP (ADLER
<br />ANNEXATION)
<br />WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of
<br />the City of South Bend, Indiana, an ordinance which proposes the
<br />annexation of the hereinafter described real estate located in
<br />Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; and
<br />WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed encompasses
<br />approximately .99 acres of land, in St. Joseph County, contiguous
<br />with the City of South Bend and generally located at the
<br />southwest corner of State Road #23 and Maple Lane Avenue. The
<br />development of the territory proposed to be annexed will require
<br />a basic level of municipal public services, which services shall
<br />include services of a non - capital nature, including street and
<br />road maintenance, and services of a capital improvement nature,
<br />including street construction, street lighting, sewer facilities,
<br />and storm water facilities; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana now desires to establish and adopt a fiscal plan and
<br />establish a definite policy showing (1) the cost estimates of
<br />services of a non - capital nature, including street and road
<br />maintenance, police and fire protection and other non - capital
<br />services normally provided within the corporate boundaries, and
<br />services of a capital improvement nature, including street
<br />construction, street lighting, water facilities, sewer
<br />facilities, and storm water drainage facilities to be furnished
<br />to the territory to be annexed; (2) the method(s) of financing
<br />those services; (3) the plan for the organization and extension
<br />of those services; (4) that services of a non - capital nature will
<br />be provided to the annexed area within one (1) year after the
<br />effective date of the annexation, and that they will be provided
<br />in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to similar non -
<br />capital services provided to areas within the corporate
<br />boundaries of the City of South Bend, that have characteristic of
<br />topography, patterns of land use, and population density similar
<br />to that of the territory to be annexed; (5) that services of a
<br />capital improvement nature will be provided to the annexed area
<br />within three (3) years after the effective date of the annexation
<br />in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within
<br />the corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend that have
<br />characteristics of topography, patterns of land use and
<br />population density similar to that of the territory to be annexed
<br />and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws,
<br />procedures, and planning criteria; and (6) the plan for hiring
<br />the employees of other governmental entities whose jobs will be
<br />eliminated by the proposed annexation; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South
<br />Bend, the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend, and
<br />the Board of Water Works Commissioners of the City of South Bend
<br />have approved a written fiscal plan and established a policy for
<br />the provision of services to the territory to be annexed which
<br />plan and policy, as it relates to the territory to be annexed,
<br />the Common Council finds to be in the best interests of the City.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
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