HomeMy Public PortalAbout009-2004 - General - Section 31.02 - DepartmentsORDINANCE NO. 9-2004
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 31.02 OF THE RICHMOND CODE
WHEREAS, Section 31.02 of the Richmond Code establishes certain Departments within the
City Administration; and
WHEREAS, Indiana Code § 36-4-9-4 allows the legislative body, upon recommendation of
the executive, to establish departments deemed necessary to fulfill the needs of
the Citizenry; and
WHEREAS, creating the following departments will help fulfill the needs of the citizens of
Richmond.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
that the following Section 31.02 of the Richmond Code shall be amended to read as follows
except that portions that appear in bold shall appear in normal print and portions that are stricken
shall not appear (bold portions represent new additions to Code and stricken portions represent
deletions; these are included to facilitate understanding of the changes being made):
31.02 DEPARTMENTS
(a) All department heads shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to commission or
board approval when required by statute or ordinance, and serve at the pleasure
of the Mayor. Department heads shall appoint deputies and other employees
within their departments with the approval of the Mayor
(b) There hereby is established pursuant to I.C. 36-8-2-2 the Richmond Police
Department which shall be organized within the executive branch and operated
pursuant to the Indiana Code and the Richmond Code.
(c) There is hereby established pursuant to I.C. 36-8-2-3 the Richmond Fire
Department which shall be organized within the executive branch and operated
pursuant to the Indiana Code and the Richmond Code.
(d) There is hereby established pursuant to I.C. 36-4-9-4 the following departments:
(1) Department of Finance
(2) Department of Human Resources and CedeErf ~eeffie + Compliance
(3) Department of Law
(4) Department of Public Works and Engineering
(5) Department of Parks and Recreation
(6) Department of Planning Permits, and Inspections
(7) Department of Sanitation
(8) Department of Streets
(9) Department of Community Development and Transit
(10) Department of Purchasing and Infrastructure
which shall be organized within the executive branch and operated pursuant to the
Indiana Code and the Richmond Code. (Ordinance 1-1992) (Ordinance 4-1996)
Passed and adopted this _15th_ day of March 2004 by the Common Council of the City
of Richmond, Indiana.
S/S Larly Parker President
(Larry Parker)
ATTEST: _S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this _16th_ day of
March , 2004 at 9:00 a.m.
_S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)
APPROVED by me, Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this _16th day of
March , 2004 at 9:05 a.m.
_S/S Sarah L. Hutton Mayor
(Sarah L. Hutton)
ATTEST: _S/S Karen Chasteen , City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)