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Home My WebLink AboutEstablishing a New Non-Reverting Unsafe Building FundORDINANCE No. 10416-16 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana January 25, 20 16 Attest: Attest: City Clerk President of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana January 25, 20 16 City Clerk Approved and signed by me 20 l G P,i I ( wc�. (�2� I ORDINANCE NO. � 0 � I �O - I � AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ESTABLISHING A NEW NON - REVERTING UNSAFE BUILDING FUND #219, TRANSFERRING EXISTING FUNDS, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 14 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The City of South Bend Unsafe Building Fund is a fund which will be used solely for the deposit of fines and fees related to the Unsafe Building law and the expenditures related to board ups and other services related to unsafe buildings. The Unsafe Building Fund will be the responsibility of the Department of Code Enforcement. The accounting for costs and services relating to Unsafe Buildings has been previously accounted for in the General Fund (No. 10 1) and the Building Department Fund (No. 600). Forfeited performance bonds from 2012 -2015 will be reclassified into this new Fund No. 219 upon set up. All expenditures relating to the Unsafe Building Law will be paid from this new Fund starting in 2016. It is in the interest of government transparency and fiscal efficiency to create a separate fund to handle the costs and expenses relating to the Unsafe Building Law. This ordinance establishes a new and separate Fund #219 for that purpose which is codified at Chapter 2, Article 14 of the South Bend Municipal Code under a new Section 2 -169.3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA as follows: SECTION I. A new Fund #219 to be known as the "Unsafe Building Fund" is hereby established for the purpose of receiving fines and fees relating to Unsafe Building laws and appropriating those funds for expenses of the future Unsafe Buildings. SECTION II. All forfeited performance bonds for the years 2012 -2015 previously deposited into the General Fund (No. 101) shall be transferred to the new Fund #219 which shall also be the repository for future forfeited performance bonds to be used for the established purposes of Fund #219 described in Section I of this ordinance. The amount of $202,164.16 will be transferred from General Fund #101 to Unsafe Building Fund #219. SECTION III. Chapter 2, Article 14 of the South Bend Municipal Code is hereby amended to add a new Section 2 -169.3 which shall read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 2 -169.3 Unsafe Buildinst Non - Reverting Fund. (a) Effective January 1, 2016, the Unsafe Building Fund (No. 219) is established to receive fines and fees related to the Unsafe Building law and further to receive past unused and future forfeited performance bond monies, for the sole purpose of defraying the costs and expenses incurred in board ups and other services related to unsafe buildings administered by the City of South Bend Department of Code Enforcement. (b) Monies remaining in this fund at the end of the fiscal year including all interest earned shall not revert to the general fund. SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 1, 2016 after its passage by the Common Council and approval b Member, South Bend Common Council i Attest: City Clerk Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the 2 U0 day of 2k�JL, at o'clock �_. m. City Clerk Approved and signed by me on the 2Cl� day of O , 2 lC, at 9'fb'clock ? . m. } PUvL;C 3 rd READING NOT APPROVED REFERRED PASSED Mayer i y of S end, Indiana Filed in Clerk's Offlce s i JOHN V00,1 , CITY CLERK, SOUj �END, IN 120ON County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 January 6, 2016 CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR Phone 574/235 -9216 TTY 574/235 -5567 Fax 574/235 -9928 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Mr. Tim Scott President, South Bend Common Council 4"' Floor County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, IN 46601 Re: Ordinance Establishing an Unsafe Building Fund No. 219 Dear Council President Scott: Attached find a bill for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend to establish a non- reverting Unsafe Building Fund No. 219 and to transfer certain forfeited performance bond revenue to this new fund. The City of South Bend Legal Department has determined that certain revenue and expenditures in connection with the Unsafe Building Law must be accounted for in a separate fund. This bill is respectively submitted for 1 st reading filing with the Common Council on January 11, 2016 and 2n1 reading, public hearing and 3' reading on January 25, 2016. Randy Wilkerson, Jennifer Hockenhull and I will present this bill at the appropriate committee and council meetings. Respectfully submitted, Jo H. Murphy City Controller 120ON County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 January 6, 2016 CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR Phone 574/235 -9216 TTY 574/235 -5567 Fax 574/235 -9928 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Mr. Tim Scott President, South Bend Common Council 4d' Floor County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, IN 46601 Re: Ordinance Establishing an Unsafe Building Fund No. 219 Dear Council President Scott: Attached find a bill for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend to establish a non- reverting Unsafe Building Fund No. 219 and to transfer certain forfeited performance bond revenue to this new fund. The City of South Bend Legal Department has determined that certain revenue and expenditures in connection with the Unsafe Building Law must be accounted for in a separate fund. This bill is respectively submitted for 1st reading filing with the Common Council on January 11, 2016 and 2nd reading, public hearing and 3'd reading on January 25, 2016. Randy Wilkerson, Jennifer Hockenhull and I will present this bill at the appropriate committee and council meetings. Respectfully submitted, �a. JoQ H. Murphy City Controller 1 st READING R :: - .E,ZD PASSED NI `QN39 N1.nos `k4 no A.1la 3Ck100n NHOr7 i4 I ;: oi�' � �)iII NO, 01-ILp ORDINANCE NO. � 0 � � � - I � AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ESTABLISHING A NEW NON - REVERTING UNSAFE BUILDING FUND #219, TRANSFERRING EXISTING FUNDS, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 14 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The City of South Bend Unsafe Building Fund is a fund which will be used solely for the deposit of fines and fees related to the Unsafe Building law and the expenditures related to board ups and other services related to unsafe buildings. The Unsafe Building Fund will be the responsibility of the Department of Code Enforcement. The accounting for costs and services relating to Unsafe Buildings has been previously accounted for in the General Fund (No. 101) and the Building Department Fund (No. 600). Forfeited performance bonds from 2012 -2015 will be reclassified into this new Fund No. 219 upon set up. All expenditures relating to the Unsafe Building Law will be paid from this new Fund starting in 2016. It is in the interest of government transparency and fiscal efficiency to create a separate fund to handle the costs and expenses relating to the Unsafe Building Law. This ordinance establishes a new and separate Fund #219 for that purpose which is codified at Chapter 2, Article 14 of the South Bend Municipal Code under a new Section 2 -169.3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA as follows: SECTION I. A new Fund #219 to be known as the "Unsafe Building Fund" is hereby established for the purpose of receiving fines and fees relating to Unsafe Building laws and appropriating those funds for expenses of the future Unsafe Buildings. SECTION II. All forfeited performance bonds for the years 2012 -2015 previously deposited into the General Fund (No. 101) shall be transferred to the new Fund #219 which shall also be the repository for future forfeited performance bonds to be used for the established purposes of Fund #219 described in Section I of this ordinance. The amount of $202,164.16 will be transferred from General Fund 4101 to Unsafe Building Fund #219. SECTION III. Chapter 2, Article 14 of the South Bend Municipal Code is hereby amended to add a new Section 2 -169.3 which shall read in its entirety as follows: See. 2 -169.3 Unsafe Building Non - Reverting Fund. (a) Effective January 1, 2016, the Unsafe Building Fund (No. 219) is established to receive fines and fees related to the Unsafe Building law and further to receive past unused and future forfeited performance bond monies, for the sole purpose of defraying the costs and expenses incurred in board ups and other services related to unsafe buildings administered by the City of South Bend Department of Code Enforcement. (b) Monies remaining in this fund at the end of the fiscal year including all interest earned shall not revert to the general fund. SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 1, 2016 after its passage by the Common Council and approval b Member, South Bend Common Council Attest: City Clerk Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the t� day of 2k�_, at o'clock A, . m. Approved and signed by me on the 9'4b'clock ? . m. 3rd NOT AN ZOVED REFERRLD PASSED City Clerk 2071 day of .# , 2-6 IC, at � MaysT-;-�'fi y of S end, Indiana Filed in Clerk's office I i JOHN v6 -� CITY CLERK, H BENri, IN