Amending Chapter 2 Establishing Executive Departments & Administrative Provisions

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(d) Terms of membership. The members of the Commission shall serve three -year terms as members. All members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing party. (e) Compensation; quorum. All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. Any eight (8) members shall con- stitute a quorum. (f) Organization. At the first meeting of every calendar year the members shall select a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary. (g) Meetings. The Commission shall meet not less than four (4) times per year at the call of the Chairman. (h) Purpose and specific powers. The purpose of the Commission shall be to develop and encourage energy conversation programs and policies. In carrying out this purpose , the Commission may exercise the following powers: (1) To advise the City Administration and the Common Council on efficient uses of present and future sources of energy by developing: a. Long -range energy conservation plans; and b. Emergency energy plans; (2) To review the energy plans in each depart- ment, bureau and subdivision of the City; (3) To make information available on energy conservation to the industrial, commercial, residential, business, governmental, recreational and transportation areas of our community; (4) To act as a clearinghouse for activities and information related to energy conservation; (5) To develop and recommend legislation which would foster the conservation of energy; (6) To stimulate awareness and promote public participation in energy conservation programs; (7) To obtain necessary data and information from the various departments, bureaus and other divisions of the City in order to exercise its powers. Section 2 -54. Older Adults Council. (a) Legislative findings. The South Bend Common Council hereby finds that there is a need to more effectively and efficiently utilize the talents, skills, and knowledge of our community's older adult citizens in addressing the problems and challenges which face our City, not only those which are peculiar to older adults but those which affect all the citizens of South Bend. (b) Establishment. It is hereby declared that the establishment of an Older Adults Council, referred to herein as the "Council," is in the public interest of the City of South Bend, Indiana. (c) Composition. The Council shall be composed of twenty - one (21) members who are residents of the City of South Bend, seven (7) of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor, and fourteen (14) of whom shall be appointed by the Common Council. The Council shall be broadly representative of the community and nonpartisan in nature. Membership on the council shall be limited to older adults, herein defined as persons fifty -five (55) years old and older. 5