Reorganizing the Structure the Executive Brnach of goverment of City of South Bend

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Page 6 1. A member of the Board of Public Works, to be selected by the Mayor. 2. A member of the Council, to be selected by the Council. 3. Five (5) citizen members appointed by the Mayor. The term of the five (5) citizen members shall be for four (4) years, except that any member appointed initially for a shorter term shall serve such shorter term. Terms shall expire on January 1. A member may be reappointed. The members of the Board of Public Works and the members of the Council shall serve at the plea- sure of the Mayor and Council, respectively. (c) The resources of the Area Planning Department shall be utilized by the executive Departments of the City in the development of projections and plans within their respective areas of responsibility. "Sec. 2 -52. A.C.T.I.O.N., Inc. A.C.T.I.O.N., Inc., a private, non - profit corporation, is designated as the Community Action Agency for the City,to administer anti - poverty programs provided for in the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as heretofore or hereafter amended. "Sec. 2 -53. Department of Redevelopment. (a) The South Bend Department of Redevelopment, pre- viously established as an executive department of the City, is hereby continued, but for organization- al purposes shall be included within the Depart- ment of Human Resources and Economic Development. Said Department of Redevelopment shall be directed by a board of five (5) members, to be known as the 'South Bend Redevelopment Commission'. The Mayor is authorized to appoint the five (5) South Bend Redevelopment Trustees pursuant to the provisions of state law. (b) The Department of Redevelopment shall exercise the powers granted by and perform the duties and func- tions imposed by state law. Said Department shall cooperate and coordinate its duties and functions with the Department of Human Resources and Economic Development in order to establish and achieve goals and policies for the City in the areas of community renewal and development. "Sec. 2 -54. Housing Authority; Economic Development Commis- sion. The South Bend Housing Authority and the South Bend Economic Development Commission, previously established as executive agencies of the City, are hereby continued, but for organizational purposes, they shall be within the Department of Human Resources and Economic Development. Said Authority and said Commission shall exercise the powers granted by and perform the duties and functions imposed by state law. They shall cooperate and coordinate their duties and func- tions with the Department of Human Resources and Economic Development in order to establish and achieve goals and policies for the City in the areas of housing and economic development.