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�OUTIf <br /> 1400 Cotnar Crrs t3ur[.D rrc PHONE 5741235-9241 <br /> 227 W.jFesorr Bouz .vAxb FAx 574/235-7670 <br /> SouTH BEND,INDIANA 46601-1830 <br /> ,e (f , <br /> X865 <br /> CITY OF SouTH BEND PETE,Bu=GIEG, MAYOR <br /> DEPARTMENT OF A.Aw <br /> AL DEAN M. DF-Rosl <br /> OrYATroRNEY,AD INT Ewb4 <br /> June 6, 2012 <br /> Mr. Derek Dieter <br /> President, South Bend Common Council <br /> 4'h Floor, County-City Building <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> Re: Ethics Ordinance As to Nepotism in Employment and Contracting Per HEA 1005 . <br /> Dear President Dieter: <br /> In its 2012 session, the Indiana General Assembly passed HEA 1005 which addresses conflicts of <br /> interest and nepotism. All cities and towns in the State of Indiana are required to adopt and implement <br /> anti nepotism policies in employment and in contracting by July 1, 2012. Failure to do so can result in <br /> severe penalties including non-approval of the City's budget and non-approval of appropriations requested <br /> after July 1, 2012. <br /> On January 1, 2012 Mayor Pete Buttigieg enacted Executive Order 1-2012 which addresses the <br /> two ethical issues covered by HEA 1005. The Executive Order includes grandparent/child level relatives <br /> under its restrictions which HEA 1005 does not. The Executive Order also includes City appointees and <br /> employees within the scope of its contracting restrictions which HEA 1005 does not. <br /> Because the statutes created by HEA 1005 permit the City to enact policies more stringent than <br /> those set forth in those .statutes and because Executive Order 1-2012 reflects a policy of open, honest <br /> government, the Ordinance being filed with this letter in compliance with HEA 1005 contains the <br /> expanded scope of covered persons as described above. The ordinance was drafted using guidelines and <br /> recommendations suggested by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IACT), <br /> I will present this ordinance to the Common Council at its Committee meeting and for public <br /> hearing. Please keep in mind that the State has given us no later than July 1 to adopt the policies set forth <br /> in this ordinance. <br /> Thank you for your consideration. "£ <br /> Sincerely, M <br /> jUN - jj <br /> y I•! 5tl <br /> / <br /> Aladean M. De Rose da <br /> City Attorney, A.T. <br /> AMD/cw <br /> CHERYL A. GREENE ANN-CAROL NAsu <br /> ANDREA L. BEACHKQFSKY LAWRENCE].METF.NER 3EFFRFY L.SANFORD <br />