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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Chapter 2 Commission on Status of Women of the Municipal.� 0 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana May 22 19 78 IRENE K. GAMMON Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana May 23 City Clerk President of Common Council 78 rg A-' City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Approved and signed by me ORDINANCE NO. 6362 -78 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 2 -57 COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Members of South Bend Commission on the Status of Women have recommended that certain amendments be made to their existing ordi- nance. The Commission believes that such amendment would facilitate its overall working operation. Therefore, in the interest of improving the governing law of the Commission on the Status of Women, the following bill is introduced: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana; as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 5, Section 2 -57 (c) of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: (c) Filling Vacancies. Successors to all members of the Commission shall be appointed for terms of three (3) years except when appointed to fill a vacancy in which case such appointment shall be for the unexpired term. SECTION II. Chapter 2, Article 5, Section 2 -57(e) of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended to read as follows: (e) Compensation; quorum. All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation and ely- tee - X19 } -ees a majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. SECTION III. Chapter 2, Article 5, Section 2 -57(g) of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended to read as follows: (g) Concurrence of majority required for action. It shall take the concurrence of a majority of the Commission membership eight (8) to take official action. SECTION IV. Severability. If any provisions of this ordinance are held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications which can be given effect without the invalid pro- vision or application, and to that end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION V. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mavor, and legal publication. Passed, as amended, May 22, 1978. NOTED March 27,1978 This letter serves as cover letter for the bill. The Common Council City of South Bend County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601. .Attention: Roger 0. Parent, President Dear Roger, The South Bend Commission on the Status of Women would like to request a review of Ordinance = 5690 -74, passed June 24, 1.974, to be amended in order to facilitate the work of the Commission. Section I, subsection (e) reads: "All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation and any ten members shall constitute a quorum ". In review, this quorum requirement seems to be presenting an unnecessary hardship. For a number of months over the past couple of years the Commission has operated with less than the full complement of members, one or two vacancies being not uncommon. For this and other reasons, we request the. following change to bring our quorum requirements more in line with other city commissions: Section I, subsection (e) be amended to read "All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation and a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum". Section I, subsection (g) reads: "It shall take the concurrance of a majority of the Commission membership to take offical action ". For the same reason as cited above, we request that this subsection -be amended to read: "It shall take the concurrence of a majority of the Commission members present to take official action ". In addition we would like to add subsection (h) to Section I to read as follows: "No individual shall be appointed for more than three consecutive terms." Sincerely ,yours, Dantina C. Bella, President South Bend Commission on the Status of Women Tor mittrr Irpor# alit 14e Tommon �lounrtl of t4r (1 ity of OVW4 Brno: Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred A BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 2 -57 COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion THIS BILL SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL FAVORABLE„ as amended: SECTION I. Delete - However, no individual shall be appointed for more than three (3) con- secutive terms. SECTION III. After membership add eight (8) to take official action. FRANK HORVATH Chairman FRE[ PRESS PUBLISHING CO.