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Page 4 "Sec. 2 -23. Rules and Regulations. (a) The Director of each Department shall, in concert with the Department of Law, prescribe and promul- gate such rules as are necessary to the proper ad- ministration of the Department, to the conduct of its officers and employees, to the distribution and performance of its duties and functions, and to the custody, use, and preservation of its records, papers, and property, and, subject to the approval by the Mayor, such regulations as are authorized by law. No such rule or regulation may conflict with any law or any executive order of the Mayor. (b) The Director of each Department may amend, revise, or repeal any rules and, subject to approval by the Mayor, any regulations of the Department. (c) In order to be effective, all regulations, and any amendment, revision, or repeal thereof, shall be in writing, and, after the effective date of these pro- visions, shall be filed with the City Clerk. (d) For the purposes of this Chapter, the term 'rule' shall refer to the management of the internal ad- ministration of the executive agencies, and the term 'regulation' shall refer to the imposition of an agency's powers on the public. "Sec. 2 -24. Budgets. The Director of each Department shall prepare and submit to the Department of Administration and Finance by July 1 of each year the proposed budget of such Department of the subsequent fiscal year. The heads of every agency within each Department shall cooperate with and assist the Director in preparation of the Department's budget. "Sec. 2 -25. Annual Reports. The Director of each Department and the presiding officer of each executive board, commission, and authority, shall prepare and submit to the Mayor and the Council by May 1 of each year, a re- port of the functions, projects and activities of such Department, board, commission, or authority for the preceding fiscal ,year. "Sec. 2 -26. Participation in State and Federal Programs. (a) 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 re- quired by state or federal law or regulation, with- out approval by the Council. (b) All monies under state and federal programs and projects shall be received by the City Controller and shall be deposited in special funds. "ARTICLE 5. COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND AUTHORITIES. "Sec. 2 -50. The Boards of Public Safety and of Public Works. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of IC 1971, 18- 2 -1 -4.4 (Burns, 48- 1216), there are hereby established the