HomeMy Public PortalAbout034-2016 - General - Amending section 31.02 of the RCCCOMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
ORDINANCE NO. 34-2016
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 31.02 OF THE RICHMOND CITY CODE
WHEREAS, Section 31.02 of the Richmond City 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; and
WHEREAS, In order to ensure efficient government, it is necessary to terminate the existing
Department of Public Works and Engineering and the existing Department of
Metropolitan Development, and in its place, to transfer the powers, duties, functions,
and obligations of those Departments to a new Department titled the Department of
Infrastructure and Development; and
WHEREAS, In order to ensure efficient government, it is also necessary to change the name of the
Purchasing and Infrastructure Department to the new title of Department of Purchasing
and Environmental Services; 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 Infrastructure and 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.
(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 Compliance
(3) Department of Law
(a) (4) Department of Parks and Recreation
(6) (5) Department of Me#epelitan Infrastructure and Development
(7-) (6) Department of Sanitation
() (7) Department of Streets
(9) (8) Department of Purchasing and Environmental Services and
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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) (Ordinance 7-2005) (Ordinance 34-2016).
Passed and adopted this day of .2016, by the Common Council of the City of
Richmond, Indiana.
President
(Bruce Wissel)
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this' day of , 2016,
at 9:00 a.m.
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
APPROVED by me, David M. Snow, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this : 1, day of
2016, at 9:05 a.m.
, Mayor
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)