HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-2699-24 Executive Department Amendment Ordinance SPONSORS Councilors Green and Aasen
This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Corporation Counsel, on 1/8/24 at 1:09 a.m. No subsequent revision to this
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ORDINANCE D-2699-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, DIVISION 2, SECTION 2-3 OF THE CARMEL CITY
CODE
Synopsis: Establishes and re-organizes certain executive departments within the City of Carmel.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-4-9-4, the City of Carmel Common Council (the
“Council”) may, by ordinance adopted upon the recommendation of the mayor, terminate, create or re-
organize executive departments of the city; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Finkam has recommended that the Council establish and re-organize certain
executive departments as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Council now finds that it is in the public interest to establish and re-organize the
city’s executive departments as recommended by Mayor Finkam.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AND ORDAINED, by the Common Council of the City
of Carmel, Indiana, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Section 2-3 of the Carmel City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Ҥ 2-3 Executive Departments.
(a) The Mayor shall be the chief administrator of the City and shall have control of the day-to-
day operations of the following executive departments which are established.
(1) Department of Community Services. (Ord. D-1193, 1-8-96)
a) Plan Commission. (I.C., 36-7-4 et seq.).
b) Board of Zoning Appeals. (I.C., 36-7-4-900 et seq.).
(2) Engineering Department.
(3) Fire Department.
a) Fire Pension Board (I.C., 36-8-7 [1937 Fund]; I.C., 36-8-8 [1977 Fund]).
(4) Department of Law. (pursuant to I.C., 36-4-9-12—City Attorney and attorney for Plan
Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals).
(5) Police Department.
a) Police Pension Board. (I.C., 36-8-6 [1925 Fund]; I.C., 36-8-8 [1977 Fund]).
(6) Street Department.
(7) Public Water and Public Wastewater Utilities. (Ord. D-1193, 1-8-96)
(8) Department of Parks and Recreation. (I.C., 36-10-3-1 et seq.) (Ord. D-673, §1, 10-1-90)
(9) Department of Redevelopment. (Ord. D-720, § 1, 8-5-91).
(10) Finance Department.
(11) Department of Economic Development.
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SPONSORS Councilors Green and Aasen
This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Corporation Counsel, on 1/8/24 at 1:09 a.m. No subsequent revision to this
Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal sufficiency or otherwise.
(12) Marketing and Community Relations Department.
(13) Department of Human Resources.
(14) Information and Communication Systems Department.
(15) Brookshire Golf Course.”
Section 3. All other current provisions of City Code Section 2-3 shall remain in full force and
effect and are not affected by this Ordinance.
Section 4. If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or
invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance so long as
enforcement of same can be given the same effect.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and signing
by the Mayor.
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This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Corporation Counsel, on 1/8/24 at 1:09 a.m. No subsequent revision to this
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PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana this _____ day of
_________________ 2024, by a vote of _________ ayes and ________ nays.
COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL
___________________________________
Anthony Green, President Adam Aasen, Vice-President
___________________________________ ______________________________
Jeff Worrell Teresa Ayers
___________________________________ ______________________________
Anita Joshi Shannon Minnaar
___________________________________ ______________________________
Ryan Locke Matthew Snyder
_____________________________
Rich Taylor
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Jacob Quinn, Clerk
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ____ day of
_________________________ 2024, at _______ __.M.
____________________________________
Jacob Quinn, Clerk
Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this _____ day of
________________________ 2024, at _______ __.M.
____________________________________
Sue Finkam, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________
Jacob Quinn, Clerk
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