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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Chapter 16 Pertaining to the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Public WorksORDINANCE No. 5957 --76 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, March 8 — 76 IRENE K. GAMMON Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, March 9 ,n 76 Approved and signed by me�f Clerk of Common Council IRENE K. GAMMON Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 5957 -76 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA PERTAINING TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE ADDITION OF AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE OF THE CITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, as follows: SECTION I. The following section of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall be amended to read as fol- lows: SEC. 16 -2 A. Board of Public Works; rules and regula- tions. 2 (a) The Board of Public Works shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the operation and intent of this Chapter. (b) The Board shall promulgate such rules and regula- tions as may be necessary to carry into effect the operation and intent of the powers and duties mandated by State law. SEC. 16 -2 B. Board of Public Works; purchase of all city insurance by competitive bids. (a) The Board of Public Works shall have the authority to purchase such insurance to cover the liability of the city as may be neces- sary to carry out the provisions and intent of this Chapter. (b) All contracts for insurance coverage shall be sub- ject to competitive bidding. (c) Complete specifications for such insurance shall be approved by a committee whose members shall include the City Attorney, Controller, Deputy Controller, and Chairman of the Common Council's Com- mittee on Administration and Finance. Specifications shall be filed with the Clerk to the Board. (d) The Board shall cause to be published for two (2) weeks, once each week, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city, a notice informing the public and prospective bidders of the general nature of the insurance coverage needed and of the facts that com- plete specifications are on file in such office, and calling for sealed proposals for such coverage by a day not earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days after the last of such publications. (e) The Board shall require each bidder to file with such Board an affidavit that such bidder has not directly or indirectly entered into any combination, collusion, undertaking or agreement with any other bidder or other person with reference to such bidding, in any way or manner whatever. (f) Upon proper money appropriation by ordinance, the Board shall, if a satisfactory bid be received, let such contract to the lowest or best bidder. SECTION II This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, its proper execution by the Mayor and publication accord- ing to law. 2State Law References: As to powers and duties of the Board of Public Works see "IC 1974 ", 18- 1 -6 -15. 3State Law References: As to authorization to purchase insurance for municipal- ities, see "IC 1974 ", § 34 -4- 16.5 -18. Passed March 8, 1976, as amended fQmnmi#t,F•c �rpur# i o t4c Tommon Tounrd of ilrr (![ity of #md4 jknh: Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA PERTAINING TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE ADDITION OF AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE OF THE CITY. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion The Ordinance be amended as follows: Section I. (d) The Board shall cause to be published for two (2) weeks, once each week, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city, a notice in- forming the public and prospective bidders of the general nature of the insurance coverage needed and of the facts that complete specifications are on file in such office, and calling for sealed proposals for such coverage by a day not earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days after the last of such publications. (f) Upon proper money appropriation by ordinance, the Board shall, if a satisfactory bid be received, let such contract to the lowest or best bidder. Frank Horvath Chairman vnee mess a�. vua�me�xc co.