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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Chaptyer 2 Pertaining to Common Council Standing CommitteesORDINANCE No. 5783 -75 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, JANUARY 13 IRENE K. GAMMON 75 Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, JANUARY 14, ,,, 75 Clerk of Common Council Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Approved and signed by me ORDINANCE NO. 5783 -75 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PERTAINING TO COMMON COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The following section of the Municipal Code of the City o South Bend, Indiana, shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 2 -10 committees of Common Col S. il; (a) There shall be seven (7) standing committees organized within the City Council, which shall consist of not less than two (2) members each, and shall be appointed as herein provided by the President of the Common Council. The seven standing committees shall be as listed below: (1) Administration and Finance. (2) Human Resources and Economic Development. (3) Law and Ordinances. (4) Parks and Recreation. (5) Public Safety. (6) Public Works. (7) Ways and Means. The membership of this committee shall include all councilmen, and the chairman shall be the President of the Council. (b) Responsibilities of Council Committees. The general responsibility of each Council committee is to monitor on a continuing basis the departments and bureaus under its jurisdiction, and to report periodically to the Council. All committees shall also deal with the issues referred to them by the President of the Council or by at least a majority of the Council. (c) The first named member of each committee shall be chairman, and in his absence the next named member. (d) The committee shall meet on the call of any two (2) of its members in case the chairman is absent or declines to call such meeting. (e) A special committee, when its report (if made) is disposed of and it has no other business, stands dissolved without motion; but an affirmative vote on recommitment has the effect of reviving such committee. (f) The report of a minority of a committee shall be regarded as an amendment to or substitute for the report of the committee. (g) When any matter has been referred to a committee, the councilman introducing the same shall have the right to meet with such committee during its deliberations thereon, but shall not vote. (h) A committee may not erase, interline or blot any ordinance, resolution or other paper referred to it; but must enter upon a separate paper any amend- ments it may propose, stating the words which it is proposed to insert or omit, and make reference to page, line and words of the original paper. (i) All reports of committee shall be in writing, and majority reports shall be signed by a majority of the members thereof. SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Passed January 13, 1975, as amended. -2- TontmtiMu Irporf (XD i()C Tamnwn (QOnnrt). of t4p Tit# of 00V44 Vend: Your Committee of the Whole to whom was referred AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PERTAINING TO COMMON COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion the Ordinance should be recommended favorably to the Common Council, as amended: SECTION I. The following section of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 2 -10 Standing committees of the Common Council; titles and responsibilities. (a) There shall be seven (7) standing committees organized within the City Council, which shall consist of not less than two (2) members each, and shall be appointed as herein provided by the President of the Common Council. The seven standingg committees shall be as listed below: (1) Administration and Finance. (2) Human Resources and Economic Development. (3) Law and Ordinances. (4) Parks and Recreation. (5) Public Safety. (6) Public Works. (7) Ways and Means. The membership of this committee shall include Odell Newburn all councilmen, and the chairman Chairman shall be the President of the Council. (continued) RPLL Pfl EDS vy..^y�j1 PVLLILNING CO. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT Page 2 (b) Responsibilities of Council Committees. The general responsibility of each Council committee is to monitor on a continuing basis the departments and bureaus under its jurisdiction, and to report periodically to the Council. All committees shall also deal with the issues referred to them by the President of the Council or by at least a majority of the Council. Paragraph (b) Paragraph (c) Paragraph (d) Paragraph (e) Paragraph (f) Paragraph (g) paragraph Paragraph (i) would would would would would would (h) w would become become become become become become Auld be remain (c) . (d) . (e) . (f) . (g) (h) and the existing deleted. as is.