01-13-75 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 13, 1975 REGULAR MEETING Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, January 13, 1975, at 7:03 p.m., Council President Roger 0. Parent presiding. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Parent, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath, Newburn and Nemeth. ABSENT: None. Councilman Horvath made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Counci Taylor. The motion carried. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Committee of the Whole on Monday, January 13, 1975, at 7:05 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Odell Ne presided. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PERTAINING TO COMMON COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Councilman Nemeth indicated that he had filed the proposed ordinance in time for the December 16, 1974, meeting, which ordinance amended the code so as to establish a Committee on Claims. He stated that an opinion had been received and it was established that it was the duty of the Council to approve claims of the city. He indicated that, since that time, Council President Parent had suggested an amendment to the ordinance to reduce the total number of committees. Council President Parent briefly explained that his amendment to the ordinance would combine the Committee on Claims, the Governmental Procedures Committee and the Administration and Finance Committee. He further stated that the Law and the Ordinance Committees would be merged into one committee. The Committee on Minutes and the Committee on Fees and Salaries would become a part of the Ways and Means Committee. Because of the infrequent meetings of the Elections Committee, he proposed that this committee would become a special committee appointed by the president of the Council. He then proposed the following amendments to the ordinance: Sec. 2 -10 Standing committees of the Common Council; titles and responsibilities. (a) There shall be seven (7) standing committees organized within the City Council, which shall consist of not less than two (2) members each, and shall be appointed as herein provided by the President of the Common Council. The seven standing committees shall be as listed below: (1) Administration and Finance. (2) Human Resources and Economic Development. (3) Law and Ordinances. (4) Parks and Recreation. (5) Public Safety. (6) Public Works. (7) Ways and Means. The membership of this committee shall include all councilmen, and the chairman shall be the President of the Council. (b) Responsibilities of Council Committees. The general responsibility of each Council committee is to monitor on a continuing basis the departments and bureaus under its jurisdiction, and to report periodically to the Council. All committees shall also deal with the issues referred to them by the President of the Council or by at least a majority of the Council. (c) The first named member of each committee shall be chairman, and in his absence, the next named member. (d) The committee shall meet on the call of any two (2) of its members in case the chairman is absent or declines to call such meeting. (e) A special committee, when its report (if made) is disposed of and it has no other business, stands dissolved without motion; but an affirmative vote on recommit- ment has the effect of reviving such committee. (f) The report of a minority of a committee shall be regarded as an amendment to or substitute for the report of the committee. (g) When any matter has been referred to a committee, the councilman introducing the same shall have the right to meet with such committee during its deliberations thereon, but shall not vote. (h) A committee may not erase, interline or blot any ordinance, resolution or other paper referred to it; but must enter upon a separate paper any amendments it may propose, stating the words which it is proposed to insert or omit, and make reference to page, line and words of the original paper. (i) All reports of committee shall be in writing, and majority reports shall be signed by a majority of the members thereof. Councilman Serge made a motion to so amend the ordinance, seconded by Councilman Nemeth. The motion carried. Councilman Taylor then made a motion that the ordinance be recommended favorably to the Common Council, as amended, seconded by Councilman Serge. The motion carried.