(A) (1) Payment of membership dues in the following associations is approved for the Chief of the Police Department:
(a) Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police;
(b) American Association of Chiefs of Police;
(c) Fraternal Order of Police.
(2) The annual dues in these associations shall be placed in the budget for the Police Department for the year of 1978 and each subsequent year.
(B) (1) Payment of membership dues in the following associations is approved for the Clerk-Treasurer:
(a) Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (one-half by city, one-half by utilities).
(b) Indiana League of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers.
(2) The annual dues in these associations shall be placed in the budget for the Clerk-Treasurer for the year of 1978 and each subsequent year.
(Res. 202, passed 8-1-77)
(C) The Common Council is authorized to budget and appropriate funds from the General Fund or from other funds to provide membership for the city and the elected and appointed officials and members of the municipality's boards, Council, departments, or agencies in local, regional, state, and national associations of a civic, educational, or governmental nature, which have as their purpose the betterment and improvement of municipal operations. The city is further authorized to budget and appropriate funds to pay the expenses of duly-authorized representatives to attend the meetings and functions of organizations with which the municipality belongs.
(Ord. 1018, passed 9-7-82)