08-24-09 Common Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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RESOLUTION A RESOLUTIOl~ OF THE COM~IOI`t COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEIOTD, IledDMA, RECOIVINIEENDING THAT ALL BOARDS A1~D COMNIISSIOI~IS WHICH HAVE COUNCIL 10'IEMBERS SERVING AS A REPRESEl\tTATIVE Olmi SUCH EIeTTITIES HOLD THEIR BOARD OR COMIVIISSION MEETINGS AT TIlVIES AND DATES WHICH DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE MEETINGS OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMOl®T COUNCIL Gam the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that the South Bend Common Council is charged by both state and local laws with appointing Council Members to various boards and commissions; and C~~~ea6, the Common Council further recognizes that members of the South Bend Common Council currently serve on many boards and commissions including but not limited to the Area Plan Commission, Downtown South Bend (DTSB), the St. Joseph County Economic Development Commission, the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), Neighborhood Resources and Technical Services Board (NRC), Project Future, the Solid Waste Management Board, the Urban Enterprise Association, Morris Entertainment, Inc., the Century Center Board of Managers, the Studebaker Museum Board ;and CZ~ each of the members of the South Bend Common Council is dedicated to the Council's Mission Statement which provides that the Council is: "To make certain that our City Government is always responsive to the needs of our residents and that the betterment of South Bend is always our highest priority"; and ~~~ the Common Council in collaboration with the City Administration believe in implementing governmental best practices, programs and initiatives which have performance- based measures; which encourage citizen participation, accountability; access; and information- sharing which enhance accountability and responsiveness to the citizens of South Bend. c~1/ous, c~Tl~, ~ it~a/ ~ /~ ~ ~o~~ ~o~~~l~tne 4~'0~ ~c~.+.~ ~~; c~~.~, as follows: Section I. The South Bend Common Council believes that it is in the best interests of all boards, commissions and other entities which have Council Members as apart of the memberships to provide opportunities for such individuals to fully participate by having the meetings of such boards, commissions and other entities set on times and dates which do not conflict with the meetings of .the South Bend Common Council and its eleven (11) standing committees. Section II. The South Bend Common Council therefore recommends that each board, commission or other entity which has a Council Member as a sitting representative establish the