Amending Chapter 2, Entitled Older Adults Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 6815 -80 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 5 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION 2 -61 ENTITLED OLDER ADULTS COUNCIL. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes the need to increase its awareness of the special problems and needs of the urban older adults and to give proper consideration to those needs and problems while carrying on the affairs of city government. The City of South Bend, Indiana, also recognizes the need to devise and implement a means to utilize the knowledge and experience of South Bend's older adults on behalf of city government in a planned, coordinated, and meaningful manner through an ongoing and effective organization. The City of South Bend, Indiana, believes that the formation of an Older Adults Council would enable the Office of the Mayor, the Common Council and other city officials to more fully utilize the talents, skills, and knowledge of our community's older adult citizens in addressing both the special needs and problems of our older adults, and the needs and problems of all citizens of South Bend. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 5, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended by the addition of new Section 2 -61, which shall read in its entirety as follows: SECTION 2 -61 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 effect 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 non - partisan in nature. Membership on the Council shall be limited to older adults, herein defined as persons 55 years old and older. (d) Terms of Members. The members of the Council shall serve three year terms as members, however, the first Council shall have one -third of its membership appointed for a one (1) year term, one - third for a two (2) year term and one -third for a three (3) year term. The first Council shall have five (5) members selected by the Common Council for one year terms, five (5) members selected by the Common Council for two year terms and four (4) members slected by the Common Council for three year terms. The first Council shall have two (2) members selected by the Mayor for one year terms, two (2) members