Amending Chapter 2 Establishing Executive Departments & Administrative Provisions

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alcoholic beverage gallonage excise tax funds, or Federal revenue - sharing grants, or to the submittal of other applications and forms which are mere formal prerequisites of receiving funds allocated to the City. Section 2 -24 through 2 -49. Reserved. SECTION IV. Chapter 2, Article 5 of the South Bend Municipal Code is deleted in its entirety, and a new Article 5 is enacted as follows: ARTICLE 5. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Section 2 -50. Boards of Public Safety and Public Works. (a) A Board of Public Safety and a Board of Public Works are continued and shall have such powers and exercise such functions as provided by state law. Section 2 -51. Area Plan Commission. (a) The provisions of Indiana Code 36 -7 -4 -100 et seq. pertaining to area planning are adopted. (b) The Area Planning Department, established effective January 1, 1965, is continued. (c) There shall be seven representatives from the City to the Area Plan Commission, as follows: (1) A member of the Board of Public Works, to be selected by the Mayor; (2) A member of the Common Council, to be selected by the Council; (3) Five (5) citizen members appointed by the Mayor. (d) The term of the five (5) citizen members shall be for four (4) years, with terms expiring on January 1. A member may be reappointed. The member of the Board of Public Works and the member of the Council shall serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council respectively. (e) The resources of the Area Planning Department shall be used by the executive departments of the City in the development of projections and plans within their respective areas of responsi- bility. Section 2 -52. Civic Center Board of Managers. The South Bend Civic Center Board of Managers, a board of managers for the purpose of supervising, managing, operating, and maintaining Century Center and its programs, is hereby continued, pursuant to IC 36- 10 -2 -5. Section 2 -53. Energy Conservation Commission. (a) Legislative findings. The South Bend Common Council hereby finds that a strong energy conservation program is needed to meet the present and future energy needs of our community. (b) Establishment. It is hereby declared that the establishment of an Energy Conservation Commission is in the public interest of the City of South Bend. (c) Composition. The Commission shall be composed of fifteen (15) members, nine (9) of whom shall be appointed by the Council, and six (6) of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Commission shall be broadly representative of the community. Each member shall have either a professional interest or background in the area or have a sincere interest in the goals and objectives of energy conservation. H