Amending Chapter 2 Section 2-10 Inclusion of the Zoning & Vacations Committee as a Standing Committee

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ORDINANCE NO-.' a f X -3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BENDf INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 2 -10 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH-BEND BY THE INCLUSION OF THE ZONING AND VACATIONS COMMITTEE AS' A STANDING COMMITTEE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The South Bend Common Council has had a special committee entitled Zoning and Vacations operating for the. past several months. In light of the change in the Indiana State law where it places the final authorization with. the Common Council to vacate. any public land, there is an increasing need to have this committee operate as a regular standing committee of the Council.. The following Bill formally recognizes the Zoning and Vacations Committee as the ninth (9th. Standing Committee of the Council. The Council believes that this amendment is in the interest of promoting better efficiency of its Committee structure. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South.Bend, Indiana, as follows; SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article .l, Section 2 -10, shall be amended in part to read as follows; Sec. 2 -10 Standing Committees of Common Council; Titles and Responsibilities.. (a) There shall be- eArei-it - +�B +. nine (9) standing committees organized within the City Council. Each. .committee, except the Council Rules Committee, shall consist of not lens than two (2) Councilmen each and this number shall cons.i.tute at least two-thirds (2/3) of the total membership of each.standing committee. Councilmen shall be appointed as herein provided by the President of the Common Council. Each committee, except the Council Rules Committee, shall also have not less than one (1) citizen member and at no time shall the number of citizen members constitute more than one -third (1/3) of the total membership of each.standing committee. (e) The- e}glt-48.} -nine (9)_ standing committees shall be as listed below: (1) Personnel and Finance (:2) Council Rules (3) Human Resources and Economic Development (4) Parks and Recreation (_5) Public Safety (6) Public Works (7) Residential Neighborhoods (8) Utilities (9) Zoning and Vacation SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. �i Me er of the C n Council 1s1 READING 9 _ / -P PUBLIC HEARING 9- 2nd READING NOT APPROVED REFERRED PASSED Q�