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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Chapter 2 as Fees Charged for Legal AdvertisementsORDINANCE No.- 7167 -83 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 14, �9 83 City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana Approved and signed by me February 15, 1983 '�- 4�'� IRENE K. GAMMON f Igo Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 7167 -83 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 17, SECTION 2 -205 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS FEES CHARGED FOR LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT In 1980, the Common Council passed Ordinance No. 6836 -80 which authorized the City to collect fees from petitioners to cover the costs of advertising tax abatements, voluntary annexations, vacations of public ways, and rezonings. The undue and excessive bookkeeping procedures resulting from passage of that Ordinance has prompted the following amendments. The Office of the City Clerk believes that the amendments would streamline this procedure and would result in a more efficient and workable operation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 17, Section 2 -205 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is amended to read as follows: ARTICLE 17. CHARGES FOR DIRECT CITY EXPENDITURES Sec. 2 -205. Fees Charged for Legal Advertisements. All petitioners seeking tax abatements, voluntary annexa- tions, vacation of public ways, or rezonings, except those rezonings petitioned for by the Area Plan Commission or a member of the Common Council, shall ire - charged -tire- exact -fee aeeessari +y remit the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) at the time of filing said Petition. Said sum is non - refundable and shall be used to fulfill all legal advertisement requirements of such proceedings incurred by the City. SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and publication as provided by law. FED i 96*6ei of the �. It-1 READING % -a? -143 PUBLIC HEARING .0 -1 I/- e 3 2nd REARING �2- / y - t3 NOT APPROVED REFERRED PASSED y �- % �1 -kf BEVERLIE J. BECK President JOSEPH T. SERGE Vice - President RAYMOND C. ZIELINSKI Chairman, Committee of the Whole JOSEPH T. SERGE First District WALTER M. SZYMKOWIAK Second District BEVERLIE J. BECK Third District LEWIS A. McGANN Fourth District ROBERT G. TAYLOR Fifth District RAYMOND C. ZIELINSKI Sixth District BEVERLY D. CRONE At Large JOHN J. HARRIS, Jr. At Large JOHN VOORDE At Large KATHLEEN CEKANSKI- FARRAND Council Attorney CITY ®f SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL 441 COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 January 19, 1983 The South Bend Common Council 4th Floor, County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Councilmembers: Area 219 284 -9321 The attached Bill would amend Section 2 -205 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend relating to advertisement costs for tax abatements, voluntary annexations, and re- zonings. You will recall that in 1980 an ordinance was passed authorizing the City to charge for such expenditures. However, the procedure as it presently exists, results in an undue amount of bookkeeping by the City Clerk's office. Thus in the effort to streamline this procedure and to make it more efficient, I am requesting that the ordinance be amended to require such a petitioner to remit $100.00 at the time of filing a petition to cover such advertising costs. It is my understanding from the City Clerk's office that the proposed sum is in direct and reasonable relation to the average advertising cost related to such procedures. I seek your support. BJB:JJ Thank you. Sincerely, Beverlie J. Beck President TommUtrit Report on toe Tomnwn Touueil of t4r faith of *ou44 10rud: Your Committee OF THE WHOLE to whom was referred BILL NO. A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 17, SECTION 2 -205 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS FEES CHARGED FOR LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion THIS BILL SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL FAVORABLE, AS AMENDED: BY ADDING "Vacation of Public Ways" RAYMOND ZIELINSKI Chairman FREE PRESS PUBLISHING CO.