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ORDINANCE NO. (,n g" - R-0 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND CERTAIN TERRITORY CONTIGUOUS THERETO STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT: The territory sought to be annexed by the City of South Bend is bordered in an excess of one - fourth (1/4) of its aggregate external boundaries by the boundaries of the City of South Bend, and is needed and can be used by the City for its future develop- ment in the reasonably near future. The City of South Bend, acting by and through its Board of Public Works, Board of Public Safety and the Water Works Commissioners of the City of South Bend, has established by Resolution a fiscal plan and established a definite policy showing: (1) the cost estimates of planned services to be furnished to the territory to be annexed; (2) the methods of financing the planned services; (3) the plan for the organiza- tion and extension of the services; (4) the furnishing of servi- ces of a non - capital nature including police protection, fire pro- tection and street and road maintenance to the territory within one year from the effective date of annexation, which services will be in a manner equivalent in standard and scope to those non - capital services provided to areas within the City of South Bend which have similar topography, patterns of land utilization and population density; (5) services of a capital improvement nature including sewer facilities, water facilities, and storm water drainage facilities to be provided to the territory within three (3) years of the effective date of the annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the City of South Bend, which have similar topography, patterns of land utili- zation and population density, and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local office procedures and planning criteria; (6) the showing that no jobs of employees of other governmental entities will be eliminated by the proposed annexation. It is the intent and purpose of this Ordinance to hereby adopt, confirm, and incorporate herein the said Resolutions of the Board of Public Works, Board of Public Safety and Water Works Commissioners as such plan and policy of the City of South Bend. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I. The Resolutions of the Board of Public Works, Board of Public Safety and Water Works Commissioners of the City of South Bend developing a fiscal plan and establishing a definite policy for the furnishing of services of a non - capital and capital improvement nature to the territory are hereby adopted and approved and are incorporated herein, made a part hereof and marked Exhibits A, B, and C respectively. SECTION II. The territory located in St. Joseph County, Indiana, being contiguous to the present boundaries of the City of South Bend, State of Indiana, is hereby annexed to the City of South Bend, which territory is described in the attached exhibit, incorporated herein, made a part hereof, and marked Exhibit D. SECTION III. from and after its lication. Io 2nd P Ui ! �iC Ic <;RNG 10 �%_� NOT APPROVED REFERRED PASSED This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect enactment, approval by the Mayor and legal pub- Member of the Common Council TILED !D CLERTS OFFICE OCT B 1980 Irene Gammon CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND.