Council action on recommended contracts.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 645-228
in effectSec. 645-228. - Council action on recommended contracts.
(a) Within thirty (30) days of the council committee's recommendation of a franchise and contract, the council shall introduce an ordinance approving and confirming the contract as accepted by its committee. The council shall act upon the ordinance within sixty (60) days of its introduction, except that such time may be extended by the council for good cause. The council may:
(1) Adopt the ordinance, subject to the veto of the mayor, in which case the director of the department of public works and the mayor will be directed to execute the franchise contract; or
(2) Defeat the ordinance, in which case the application shall be denied; or
(3) By resolution direct its committee to consider certain modifications or amendments for the franchise contract, in which case its committee shall reconsider the application.
(b) In making its determination hereunder, or under section 645-227, the council shall review the record of proceedings before its committee, and it may, in its discretion, consider new evidence. In making its determination hereunder, the council shall consider as evidence, and give due weight to, the findings and conclusions of its committee, and shall consider the criteria contained in section 645-225. Under no circumstances shall the council by ordinance approve or confirm any franchise contract unless the precise language has been accepted by its committee prior to the council's action.
(G.O. 85, 1998, § 1; G.O. 15, 2001, § 99)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIIPUHEWE_CH645PURI-W_ARTIIFR_DIV2PRGRPURI-WUSFR_S645-228COACRECOFetched: 10/27/2026