Amending Chapter 2 as Fees Charged for Legal Advertisements

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ORDINANCE NO. 7167 -83 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 17, SECTION 2 -205 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS FEES CHARGED FOR LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT In 1980, the Common Council passed Ordinance No. 6836 -80 which authorized the City to collect fees from petitioners to cover the costs of advertising tax abatements, voluntary annexations, vacations of public ways, and rezonings. The undue and excessive bookkeeping procedures resulting from passage of that Ordinance has prompted the following amendments. The Office of the City Clerk believes that the amendments would streamline this procedure and would result in a more efficient and workable operation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 17, Section 2 -205 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is amended to read as follows: ARTICLE 17. CHARGES FOR DIRECT CITY EXPENDITURES Sec. 2 -205. Fees Charged for Legal Advertisements. All petitioners seeking tax abatements, voluntary annexa- tions, vacation of public ways, or rezonings, except those rezonings petitioned for by the Area Plan Commission or a member of the Common Council, shall ire - charged -tire- exact -fee aeeessari +y remit the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) at the time of filing said Petition. Said sum is non - refundable and shall be used to fulfill all legal advertisement requirements of such proceedings incurred by the City. SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and publication as provided by law. FED i 96*6ei of the �. It-1 READING % -a? -143 PUBLIC HEARING .0 -1 I/- e 3 2nd REARING �2- / y - t3 NOT APPROVED REFERRED PASSED y �- % �1 -kf