HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-1200-96 BPW Authority Oversight of UtilityOrdinance D- !200-96
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 2-4,
OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE
ENTITLED BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Common Council wish to require that any decision to
sell, lease or enter into a facility or operations management agreement for either the Public Water
or Public Wastewater Utilities or any other municipal utility hereinafter acquired by the City of
Cannel be made by Ordinance of the Common Council; and
WHEREAS, certain requirements concerning disposition, sale and lease of municipality
owned utilities are contained in the INDIANA CODE; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Mayor and Common Council that the requirements
imposed by this Ordinance are in addition to any requkements already imposed by the Indiana
Code for the sale, lease or disposition of municipality owned utilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 24 of the Carreel City Code, is hereby mended to
read as follows:
"There is established a Board of Public Works and Safety within the executive branch.
The members of the Board of Public Works and Safety are the Mayor and two (2) voters of the
City who shall be chosen by the Mayor and serve at his or her pleasure. The Board shall
administer the Public Water and Wastewater Utilities and other utilities acquired by the City from
time to time (Collectively the "Public Utilities"); however, any sale, lease or facilities or
operations management agreement for any of the Public Utilities shall be subject to approval by
Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Cannel. Furthermore, the Board of Public
Works and Safety shall make available quarterly financial statements of the Public Utilities to the
Common Council within the forty-five (45) days of the end of each calendar year quarter."
PASSED BY THE CO ON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA~
THIS )~//h~ DAY O) i' O~ , 19 ~.
Psfid'%Officer "# '
ATTEST:
Clerk-Treasurei2~
SENTED by me to th Mayor of the City of Cannel, Indiana, on the ~'~ day of
,19 9'~ .~attheho of ~ :O'{)?.m.
, dity of Carreel, Indiana '
ATTEST:
Clerk-Treasurer