(A) The Common Council shall be composed of five members, four of which shall be elected from districts and one of which shall be elected at-large. (Ord. 92-13, passed 12-28-92)
(B) The Common Council shall be elected pursuant to the election laws of the state. (Ord. 81-9, passed 9-28-81)
The Common Council shall follow, for all intents and purposes, the Robert's Rules of Order except for specific amendments passed by Council thereto. Robert's Rules is hereby incorporated by reference and shall have the same force and effect as if fully set out herein.
('74 Code, § 30.01) (Am. Ord. 2004-16, passed 11-22-04)
Unless different procedures are specifically provided by statute, the following procedures shall apply in the passage of ordinances and resolutions:
(A) All ordinances shall be read two times before being passed and no ordinance shall pass on the same day in which it is first introduced unless the provisions of I.C. 36-4-6-13 are met.
(B) Resolutions may be passed on the first reading. For purposes of this division a resolution is a formal expression of an opinion or will of the Council which involves matters and issues that are temporary or which grant special privilege or permission for a specific purpose or event and have no penalty. Resolutions of the Council are not to be included as a part of the codification of the ordinances of the city.
(C) All ordinances or resolutions presented for passage may be read by title only, if prior to the introduction of any ordinance or resolution, the ordinance or resolution has been made available to all Council members, as well as the press and public for study. If the ordinance or resolution has not been made available as required in the preceding sentence, then the ordinance or resolution shall be read in its entirety, before any discussion of the ordinance or resolution occurs.
(D) After proper presentation of an ordinance or resolution, the same may be discussed by the Council and then discussion may be open to the public. The procedure for discussion shall follow the introduction on each reading, and upon such discussion being closed and an appropriate motion made, the Council shall vote upon the ordinance or resolution presented.
(E) All ordinances and resolutions must be processed as required by I.C. 36-5-2-10.
(Res. 81-R2, passed 9-28-81; Am. Ord. 2006-04, passed 5-8-06)
Cross-reference:
Adoption of ordinances, resolutions, see § 30.41
(A) As used in this chapter:
(1) "City" refers to the City of Union City.
(2) "Council" refers to the Common Council of the City of Union City.
(3) "Precinct" refers to the precinct by that name as established by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Randolph, and as approved by the State Election Board under IC 3-11-1.5, in existence on the effective date of this chapter.
(B) The city shall be divided into districts for the purpose of conducting the election of Council members, which shall be identical to the precincts set out in Section 4 of Ordinance 93-14 of the Randolph County Council, a copy of which is attached to Ordinance 2012-15.
(C) The Council now adopts a map depicting the districts established under this ordinance and incorporates this map by reference into this section. Two copies of this map are on file in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer for public inspection as required by IC 36-1-5-4. If there is a conflict between the districts as depicted on the map and as described in this section, the description in the section shall prevail.
(D) If any part of the city is not included in one of the districts established by this chapter, that territory is included within the district that:
(1) Is contiguous to that territory; and
(2) Contains the least population of all districts contiguous to that territory.
(E) If any part of the city is included in more than one of the districts established by this section, that territory is included within the district that:
(1) Is one of the districts in which the territory is described in this section; and
(2) Contains the least population of all districts contiguous to that territory; and
(3) Contains the smallest population as that terms is defined in IC 1-1-4-5.
(Ord. 1992-13, passed 12-28-92; Am. Ord. 2002-08, passed 10-28-02; Am. Ord. 2004-16, passed 11-22-04; Am. Ord. 2012-15, passed 11-26-12)