Amending Chapter 16 Pertaining to the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Public Works

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ORDINANCE NO. 5957 -76 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA PERTAINING TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE ADDITION OF AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE OF THE CITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, as follows: SECTION I. The following section of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall be amended to read as fol- lows: SEC. 16 -2 A. Board of Public Works; rules and regula- tions. 2 (a) The Board of Public Works shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the operation and intent of this Chapter. (b) The Board shall promulgate such rules and regula- tions as may be necessary to carry into effect the operation and intent of the powers and duties mandated by State law. SEC. 16 -2 B. Board of Public Works; purchase of all city insurance by competitive bids. (a) The Board of Public Works shall have the authority to purchase such insurance to cover the liability of the city as may be neces- sary to carry out the provisions and intent of this Chapter. (b) All contracts for insurance coverage shall be sub- ject to competitive bidding. (c) Complete specifications for such insurance shall be approved by a committee whose members shall include the City Attorney, Controller, Deputy Controller, and Chairman of the Common Council's Com- mittee on Administration and Finance. Specifications shall be filed with the Clerk to the Board. (d) The Board shall cause to be published for two (2) weeks, once each week, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city, a notice informing the public and prospective bidders of the general nature of the insurance coverage needed and of the facts that com- plete specifications are on file in such office, and calling for sealed proposals for such coverage by a day not earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days after the last of such publications. (e) The Board shall require each bidder to file with such Board an affidavit that such bidder has not directly or indirectly entered into any combination, collusion, undertaking or agreement with any other bidder or other person with reference to such bidding, in any way or manner whatever. (f) Upon proper money appropriation by ordinance, the Board shall, if a satisfactory bid be received, let such contract to the lowest or best bidder.