Thursday, September 28, 2006

Is Study Committee just another name for Reorganization Committee

After reading the press release found on FWOB, I beginning to think that the reorganization is not off the table, but has just been renamed. The language as been changed somewhat, but it still sound like a huge reorganization.

Propose a reorganization of the political subdivisions.

or the more specific departments

IC 36.1.5 chapter 4

Sec. 9. A reorganization may be initiated by:
(1) adopting a resolution under section 10 of this chapter; or
(2) filing a petition under section 11 of this chapter.
Sec. 10. (a) The legislative body of a political subdivision may initiate a proposed reorganization under this chapter by adopting a resolution that:
(1) proposes a reorganization;
(2) names the political subdivisions that would be reorganized in the proposed reorganization; and(3) only in the case of a proposed reorganization described in section 1(a)(9) of this chapter, states whether the vote on the public question regarding the reorganization shall be:
(A) conducted on a countywide basis under section 30(b) of

this chapter, without a rejection threshold; or
(B) conducted on a countywide basis under section 30(b) of this chapter, with a rejection threshold.
(b) The clerk of the political subdivision adopting the resolution shall certify the resolution to the clerk of each political subdivision named in the resolution.

Proposes a study to ascertain the existence of efficiencies within eight (8) specific departments between the political subdivisions of Allen County and the City of fort Wayne. These departments are as follows:

a. Clerk of Courts/City Clerk
b. Communications/E911
c. Highway/Street Department
d. Human Resources
e. Land Use Planning (geographic Information Systems)
f. Parks
g. Purchasing

The term study is substituted for the term reorganization.

The public question remains without a rejection threshold. Absence is the county-wide vote approval percentage of 50.0%+1 for the public referendum.

The Study Committee replaces the term Reorganization Committee.

Both committees are to come up with a plan for reorganization, with 13 members of the Study Committe apporving the paln in order for it to be presented to the adopting legislative bodies.

With in a year?

Sec. 23.5. The following apply if the legislative bodies of all political subdivisions that have been presented with a plan of reorganization under section 18(d) of this chapter have not adopted a plan of reorganization, either as presented by the reorganization committee or as modified by all of the political subdivisions, within one (1) year after the initial plan of reorganization is presented:
(1) Not later than one (1) month after the end of the one (1) year period in which the legislative bodies must adopt a plan of reorganization, the reorganization committee shall submit a final plan of reorganization to the legislative bodies of the political subdivisions.
(2) Not later than one (1) month after receiving the final plan of reorganization under subdivision (1), each of the legislative bodies must:
(A) hold a hearing on the final plan of reorganization; and
(B) adopt either a resolution approving the final plan of reorganization or a resolution rejecting the final plan of reorganization.
If a legislative body does not adopt a resolution under this subdivision within the one (1) month period, the failure to adopt a resolution is considered to be an approval of the final plan of reorganization.
(3) If a legislative body adopts a resolution approving the final plan of reorganization, the legislative body shall certify its approval under section 23 of this chapter....

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