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South Bend Public Transportation Corporation <br />Via Hand Delivery <br />August 28, 2013 <br />Mr. Derek D. Dieter <br />President - City of South Bend Common Council <br />County - City Building - Room 400S <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Dear President Dieter: <br />Enclosed an original and several copies of: <br />Filed I pe - r d <br />3Q2 <br />r�d <br />t q b <br />CITY CLE fa, s )U s .� , .Irk a <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, <br />APPROPRIATING, ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE SOUTH BEND PUBLIC <br />TRANSPORTATION CORPORTATION'S 2014 BUDGET AND LEVYING THE TAX AND <br />FIXING THE RATE OF THE TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVNUE TO FUND <br />THE SOUTH BEND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, <br />FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014 <br />Due to a recent enactment of Indiana law, Transpo is required to submit its proposed budget and tax levy <br />to the City of South Bend Common Council (the "Council ") for adoption by the Council. Specifically, <br />Indiana Code § 6- 1.1 -17 -20 requires that Transpo, as a political subdivision governed by a majority of <br />unelected off icials, submit its proposed budget and property tax levy to the Council for adoption. <br />Pursuant to I.C. § 6- 1.1- 17- 20(e), the Council should review Transpo's budget and proposed tax levy and <br />adopt a final budget and tax levy for Transpo. <br />I.C. § 6- 1.1 -17 -3 sets forth the publication requirements relating to the Council's adoption of Transpo's <br />budget and levy. Pursuant to this code section, the first publication of Transpo's budget must occur by <br />September. 6, 2013 and the second publication must be made by September 13, 2013. <br />Transpo's Board of Directors will vote to approve the budget and levy after it is formally adopted by the <br />Council. Transpo's Board of Directors will vote to approve the budget and levy at Transpo's regularly <br />scheduled monthly Board meeting on October 21, 2013. <br />Transpo's budget was filed with the Common Council on August 28, 2013. Transpo will present this <br />Ordinance to the Council. In attendance will be myself along with our Controller, Christopher Kubaszak. <br />Tranppo's General Counsel, Jamie C. Woods, may also attend along with Members of Transpo's Board of <br />Directors. <br />On behalf of Transpo's Board of Directors, the Council's assistance in this budget process is greatly <br />appreciated. <br />Sincerely, <br />David Cangany <br />General Manager, South Bend Public Transportation Corporation <br />(574) 232 -9901 . FAX (574) 239 - 2309.1401 S. Lafayette Blvd. • P.O. Box 1437 • South Bend, IN 46624 <br />