Amending Chapter 2 Standing Committee of the Common Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 621% AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 10 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL; TITLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES, BY THE ADDITION OF THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council of the impact which both private on the lives of its citizens. Council sees the need for and committee whose attention and the services they render. the City of South Bend recognizes and public utilities companies have After careful consideration, the importance of creating a council focus is on utility companies and In the interest of promoting better services and enhanced accountability to the citizens by all private and public utilities, the Utilities Committee is hereby created by this ordinance. NOVA, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. Section 2 -10 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: SEC. 2 -10 STANDING COMMITTEES OF COMMON COUNCIL; TITLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) There shall be seven -43+ eight (8) standing committees organized within the City Council. Each committee except the Council Rules Committee shall consist of not less than two (2) councilmen each and this number shall constitute at least two - thirds (2/3) of the total membership of each standing committee. Councilmen shall be appointed as herein provided by the President of the Common Council. Each committee, except the Council Rules Committee, shall also have not less than one (1) citizen member and at no time shall the number of citizen members constitute more than one- third (1/3) of the total membership of each standing committee. (b) The citizen members of the standing committee shall have been residents of the City of South Bend for not less than one (1) year prior to appointment and shall continue such residency as a qualification for membership. The citizen members of the stand- ing committees shall serve without compensation for one (1) year terms with each appointment expiring by the first meeting of the new calendar year. (c) Citizen members;shall be appointed by the majority of the Common Council. In making such appointments, the Council shall assure that the citizen members are broadly representative of the South Bend Community. (d) Any citizen member vacancy of the standing committees shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist upon the occurrence of any one of the following conditions: (1) if a citizen member moves his permanent place of domicile out of the City of South Bend; dies; resigns; or for any reason re- fuses to serve during the period for which he or she was appointed; or