Amend Ch2 Art1 Addressing Council and Amend Ch2 Art5 Sec2-58 Addressing Requirements of Entities of Municipial Code

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Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 of the SBMC Page 2 it a resolution number. All matters of a general and permanent nature which address issues addressed in the South Bend Municipal Code, which establish fees, or which regulate conduct or which prescribe penalties, shall be submitted in the form of an ordinance. Each ordinance shall be identified with a bill number assigned by the City Clerk's Office upon proper filing with that office. Each ordinance must have a short title, and must specifically refer to the chapter, article and section of the Code, when it proposes an amendment to the South Bend Municipal Code. Ordinances shall be numbered in the order they are passed, but shall be listed on the Council's agenda as they are introduced for filing, except when the Council may direct otherwise. The following format shall be used when introducing a proposed ordinance for Council consideration: (1) Each bill filed for ordinance consideration shall begin after a preliminary "Statement of Purpose and Intent" which shall set forth the overall purpose(s) of the bill, as well as relevant background information addressing governing local, state or federal law or policies. Following the end of the Statement of Purpose and Intent, the next paragraph shall begin with the words: "Now Therefore, Be It Ordained by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:" with a section by section format following thereafter. (2) All bills filed for ordinance consideration which propose to amend the South Bend Municipal Code must include a detailed summary of the proposed changes in the Statement of Purpose and Intent. All such bills must use one (1) of the following formats: I. Following the Statement of Purpose and Intent section, the introductory sentence to the first section must include the words " Chapter ~, Article _, Section of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows"; or II. Following the Statement of Purpose and Intent section, the introductory sentence to each section of the Sotcth Bend Municipal Code which proposes new language must set forth the proposed new language in bold type or may underline such proposed new language, and must show the deletion of current words with a dash through such language, so long as that utilizing this format does cause undue confusion. (3) Any bill wishing to be considered for ordinance consideration which does not conform to the applicable requirements of this section may be rejected by the City Clerk's Office when presented for filing. (4) All proposed resolutions and ordinances must be accompanied by a separate cover letter from the party initiating such resolution or ordinance. Each such letter must be clearly identify the salient points of the proposed resolution or ordinance, and must identify the person who will be giving the presentation at the public hearing, if different from the person signing the letter. Any proposed resolution or ordinance which is not accompanied by such a letter may be rejected by the City Clerk's office when presented for filing. (~ Proposed resolutions or ordinances proposed by the City Administration should when at all possible and in the interest of furthering better communications between the