Recommendation that all boards and commissions will hold their meetings at times and dates which do not conflict with the meeting of the Council

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RESOLUTION ~ ~ ~ ~ - ~ Substitute Bill No. 09-58 as amended A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, RECOMMENDING THAT ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WHICH HAVE COUNCH, MEMBERS SERVING A5 A REPRESENTATIVE ON SUCH ENTITIES HOLD THEIIt BOARD OR COMMISSION MEETINGS AT TIMES AND DATES WHICH DO NOT CONFLICT WITH THE MEETINGS OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL ~~~~ 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 ~y~~, the Common Council further recognizes that members of the South Bend Common Council currently serve on many boards and commissions including 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 TRANSPO; and ~e~ 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 ~y~x~, 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. 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 a part 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.