Amending Chapter 2 Participation in State and Federal Programs by Requiring Approval of the Common Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 6193 -77 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 2 -27 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS PARTICIPATION IN STATE AND FEDERAL PRO - GRAMS BY REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR ALL PARTICIPATION IN SUCH PROGRAMS. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common-Council of the City of South Bend recognizes the need for developing procedures.which will insure the most effective use and application of funds regardless of their source. The Council further recognizes that fiscal responsibility requires systematic procedures in all areas of City government to insure the appropriate use of ex- penditures. Since the Common Council believes that these objectives can be achieved by the establishment of reasonable procedures, it thereby sets forth in this ordinance the necessary amendments to meet such objectives. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2 -27, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: SECTION 2 -27. PARTICIPATION IN STATE, AND FEDERAL, AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS. (a) The City of South Bend through its departments, agencies, officers, boards, bureaus, commissions, or any other executive agency thereof, are ,encouraged to utilize to the fullest extent possible all avenues of securing funding.from State, Federal and private sources which would further the effective and efficient operation of their res- pective offices. {a} (b) No executive agency of the City may participate in, or negotiate and contract for participation in, any State or Federally assisted programs or projects without prior approval of the Mayor and, where required by State or Federal law or regulation, without approval by the Council. fb} - -�� - me��es- tt�de�- State -aae�- Peel .e�a�- g�ee}�ams- a�e�- g�e�eets sta��- be- �eee�* �ee�-) 9p- tl�e- E} t�- Eeat�e��e�- aa�- s�a��- be- e�eges�tee� -�� (c) All applications or similar forms for which.the approval of the Common .Council is not required for the participation in any State, Federal or privately assisted program(s), shall be `submitted in capsulized form to the Common Council when the application is made to such State, Federal or private body. (d) All moneys received pursuant to this Section shall be re- ceived by the City Controller and shall be deposited in the appropriate special fund(s). (e) All departments, missions or any other execu pursuant to this Section sh how the monevs are beina sp encies, officers, boards ve agency of the City re 1 file written progress r t and obliaated with the bureaus, com- iving funds Ports detaili tneir tunaing period on an annual basis, and at the completion of such program(s) or proiect(s).