§ 33.47 ORGANIZATION.

   (A)   Immediately after January 15 of each year, the Board shall hold an organizational meeting. The Board shall elect one of the members President, another Vice President and another Secretary-Treasurer to perform the duties of those offices.

   (B)   These officers serve from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and qualified.

   (C)   The Board may elect an Assistant Secretary-Treasurer.

   (D)   Special meetings may be called by the President of the Board or any two members of the Board.

   (E)   A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority of the members is necessary to authorize any action.

(Ord. 94-10, passed 8-8-1994)

DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT

§ 33.60 PURPOSE.

   The Common Council deems it to be in the best interest of the city and its citizens to afford a maximum opportunity for rehabilitation, redevelopment or economic development of areas by private enterprise by establishing a Department of Redevelopment.

(Ord. 90-19, passed 11-12-1990)

§ 33.61 ESTABLISHMENT.

   The Common Council hereby establishes the Department of Redevelopment of the city. The Department will be controlled by a board of five members known as the City Redevelopment Commission.

(Ord. 90-19, passed 11-12-1990)

§ 33.62 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

   Pursuant to I.C. 36-7-14 and 36-7-23, all of the territory within the corporate boundaries of the city will be a taxing district to be known as the redevelopment district of the city for the purpose of levying and collecting special benefit taxes for redevelopment purposes as provided in I.C. 36-7-14 and 36-7-23. The Common Council finds and determines that all of the taxable property within this special taxing1 district will be considered to be benefitted by the redevelopment projects and economic development projects carried out under I.C. 36-7-14 and 36-7-23 to the extent of the special taxes levied under the I.C. 36-7-14 and 36-7-23.

(Ord. 90-19, passed 11-12-1990)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS

§ 33.70 ESTABLISHMENT.

   The provisions of I.C. 36-10-4 are hereby adopted. A separate department within the city government is created, to be known as the Department of Public Parks, in accordance with I.C. 36-10-4. The Department of Parks and Recreation previously created under I.C. 36-10-3 shall cease to exist and all of its obligations and property are hereby transferred to the Department of Public Parks created hereunder.

(Ord. 2012-10, passed 9-24-2012)

§ 33.71 SERVING MEMBERS.

   The Department of Public Parks shall be governed by a Board of Park Commissioners. The Park and Recreation Board previously created under I.C. 36-10-3 shall cease to exist and all of its obligations and property are hereby transferred to the Board of Park Commissioners created hereunder. The Board of Park Commissioners shall be composed of four Commissioners appointed by the Mayor. Each Commissioner must be a freeholder residing in the city and no more than two Commissioners shall be affiliated with the same political party. Each Commissioner appointed shall hold office for a term of four years beginning on January 1 in the year of the appointment. One ex officio member of the Board of School Trustees and the Library District Board each will serve, participate and vote, as set forth in § 100.15.

(Ord. 2012-10, passed 9-24-2012)