Amending Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 Bring Chapters Compliance with the New Home Rule Legislation

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(10) Sec. 1 -25 Acts declared illegal and an offense. Whenever it is set forth in this Code that the doing of any act is prohibited -er- the- emissiex- te- de -aay- net- er- te- ger €erm -any duty; the -same- doing of such act is- hereby- deelared- to -be- unlawful and an offense punishable as such unless otherwise provided in this Code. Whenever any act or dutv is required to be performed under this Code, the omission to do such act or to per unlaw u1 an an offense punishable as such un es SECTION II. The following sections and sub - sections of Chapter 2, Article 1, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, are hereby amended to read as follows: (1) Sec. 2 -2(i) The Council shall have the power to financially supervise and investigate all departments, officers, and employees of the City gevernment- and to examine -irate- any charge preferred against -them- a department, officer, or employee of the City,and to investigate iate- the a fairs of any eerperatiea;-€irm;-er- person- ia- whieh -the- Eity- may -be- interested- ia- eextraeting- with whom the City has entered or is about to enter into a contract. (2) Sec. 2 -3 Organization meeting of Common Council; Officer; Election; Terms. The members -elect of the Common Council shall hold their first regular meeting on the first Monday of January after their election at- the- keur -af- 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. At this meeting they shall choose from the members a presiding officer or president and a presiding officer pro tempore or vice president, and all other Council officers- whieh- affieer- who shall serve until noon of the first Monday in January of the next succeeding year. Their successors shall be chosen to serve for one year en car- iref�re at noon on the first Monday of the - next- sueeedixg -year1 of each succee ing January. (3) Sec. 2 -4 Regular meeting of Common Council; Calling of Council to Order; Council- eaeeus- informal meetings. (b) the President of the Council shall schedule Council- eaueus- informal meetings as necessary, giving all Councilmen reasonable notice in writing or by other appropriate means. Such- eaueus- informal - meeting- meetings shall be open to both the press and public as are all regular and special meetings of the Council. The President shall call the Common Council to order at the prescribed time, or in his absence, the Vice President shall act in his stead. Although the parlimentary rules governing procedures for speech and debate may be set aside at the discretion of the President at such- eaueus -- informal meetings, all other rules and regulations governing decorum and standards of conduct shall be in full force and effect whenever a Council member performs any of the duties, obligations and services mandated by his office. (4) Sec. 2 -6. President of Common Council, powers and duties; Vice - President of Common Council, powers and duties. (a) The presiding officer or President of the Common Council, after being duly elected pursuant to Section 2 -3 of this