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ORDINANCE NO. D-1670-04_
AS AMENDED
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 1, DIVISION IL SECTION 3-17
OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE
WHEREAS, pttrsuant to Chapter 3, Article 1, Division II, Section 3-17 of the Cannel City
Code, the Common Council of the City of Cannel has the authority to create those Council committees
that are not already established by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Cannel desires to create certain standing
Council committees hy amending existing City Code Section 3-17.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel,
Indiana, as follows:
Sect___ion 1.. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2_. Chapter 3, Article 1, Division II, Section 3-17 of the Carmel City Code should be
and the s~me is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 3-17. Council Committees.
(a) The Common Council shall sit as a committee-of-the-whole in preparing the
civil budget of the City and the utilities budgets of the City and shall be called the Budget
Committee.
(i) The Council President Pro Tempore shall preside at all Budget
Committee meetings. All final actions on all City budgets shall occur at either a
regular or special meeting of the Common Council.
(ii) The Council President Pro Tempore may create sub-committees to the
Budget Committee for the purpose of preparing and/or reviewing budget requests
for consideration of the Budget Committee.
(b) The standing committees ("Standing Committees") of the Common Council
shall be as follows:
(i) The Land Use, Annexation and Economic Development Committee;
(ii) The Utilities, Transportation and public Safety Committee;
(iii) The Finance, Administration and Rules Committee; and
(iv) The Parks, Recreation and Arts Committee.
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(c) The Standing Committees shall consist of at least three (3) members each, as
determined by the Council President Pro Tempore. The President Pro Tempore shall
select each Standing Committee Chairperson. Council members may indicate to the
Council President Pro Tempore their preference(s) for Standing Committee membership.
(d) It shall be the duty of the Standing Committees to consider all proposals
referred to them, as well as any other matters concerning City matters that are within the
scope and purpose of their Standing Committee.
Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer, or the r respective designees, and all
(e) The Common Council, shall be entitled to attend and participate in d scussion
members of the
before any Standing Committee. Only the members of a Standing Committee shall be
counted in determining a quorum thereof or be entitled to vote on Committee business.
(f) Following the first reading of an ordinance, resolution or other matter properly
before the Council, the same may, at the discretion of the President Pro Tempore, be
assigned to a Standing Committee for consideration and review.
(g) The Standing Committee to which a matter is referred shall make a report
thereon, recommending passage, non-passage, amendment, or no recommendation, at
the next scheduled meeting of the Council (the "Reporting Date").
(h) The Standing Committee Chairperson, or any other Standing Committee
member designated by the Standing Committee Chairperson, shall make the Standing
Committee's report to the Council.
(i) Each Standing Committee shall meet at the call of the Standing Committee
chairperson, provided notice is given to each member of the Standing Committee and the
public as required by law.
(j) At any regular meeting of a Standing Committee, any matter which has been
referred to the Standing Committee pursuant to this Section but has not been reported
back to the Council shall be a proper item of Committee business.
(k) A quorum for purposes of taking official action by a Standing Committee shall
be a majority of those Council members appointed to the Standing Committee.
(I) Other Council committees shall be created by majority vote of the Council."
Section .3_. All prior City ordinances or parts thereof that are inconsistent with any provision of
this Ordinance are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this Ordinance.
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SPONSOR(S): Councitors Sharp & Griffiths
Sect__.~ion 4_. If any portion of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable
by the valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality, invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect any of the remaining portions of same.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage,
execution by--~-the Mayor and such publication as is required by law.
ASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this ~zSW/~_ day of
~_~C~,f~. 2004, by a vote of____~ . ayes and (3 nays.
L FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
ATT~T:~
Diana L. Cordra;~er~rer
. e to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indian~this --~ da'y ° f"~'~'~12~'-
Presented by m~ ~ ~ , // ~ ~/)//~ ~,/ L/
oflO4 at /0; ~ O'clock, ~. M. (1,~ .~ ~ _
roved b me, May°r °f the CitZ°f C~m'
App Y
2004, at ~7 0~. O'clock, ~ M.
~s Brained, Mayor
ATT/EST:
~y,}~MC,' rkTreast~er-
Ordinance No. D-1670-04
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