HomeMy Public PortalAbout007-2005 - General Ordinance - Amends Section 31.02 (Dept. reorganization)ORDINANCE NO. 7-2005
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 § 36-4-5-3 allows the Executive of the City of Richmond, Indiana, to insure efficient government of the City;
WHEREAS, in order to ensure efficient government, it is necessary to terminate the existing Department of Planning, Permits, and Inspections and the Department of Community Development
and Transit, and in its place, to transfer the powers, duties, functions, and obligations of those Departments to a new Department titled the Department of Metropolitan Development;
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 Department of Metropolitan Development 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.
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.
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.
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 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 Metropolitan Development
(7) Department of Sanitation
(8) Department of Streets
(9) Department of Purchasing and Infrastructure
(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) (Ordinance 9-2004).
Passed and adopted this 22nd_ day of February ____ 2005 by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana.
S/S Bruce Wissel_______, President
(Bruce Wissel)
ATTEST: S/S Karen Chasteen____, City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this _23rd_ day of February____, 2005 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 23rd_ day of February__, 2005 at 9:05 a.m.
S/S Sarah L. Hutton__________, Mayor
(Sarah L. Hutton)
ATTEST: S/S Karen Chasteen________, City Clerk
(Karen Chasteen)