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.,...:~ ~ <br />1 <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />A summary is as follows: <br />SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 <br />JULY JULY <br />2005 2006 <br />STRUCTURE FIRES <br />Property Damage--Buildings & Contents <br />(Estimates) <br />$458,700.00 $248,600.00 <br />INSPECTIONS <br />(Fire Prevention/Inspection Bureau) <br />345 Inspections 380 Inspections <br />49 Re-Ins ections 75 Re-Ins ections <br />INVESTIGATIONS <br />(Police/Fire Arson Bureau) <br />30 18 <br />Investi ations Investi ations <br />12 9 <br />Arson Arson <br />Chief Taylor noted fire incidents were down in July. Re-inspections were up, however, this is <br />not unusual. One reason could be firefighters' vacation schedules. There being no further <br />discussion, the Monthly Statistical Analysis was accepted and filed. <br />ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 44-2006 -SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT APPLICATION <br />PROCESS <br />Upon a motion made by Mr. Cottrell, seconded by Mr. BonDurant and carried, the following <br />Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: <br />RESOLUTION N0.44-2006 <br />1 <br />1 <br />WHEREAS, the South Bend Fire Department has, for more than two decades, been <br />utilizing an application process whereby applicants are hired on the basis of their scores; and <br />WHEREAS, the Indiana legislature has amended I.C. 36-8-4-10 to give preferences to <br />the individuals who have lost a parent in the line of duty as an Indiana police officer or <br />firefighter. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF <br />THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, the South Bend Fire Department shall change the <br />preferences and enhancements as follows: <br />1. A war veteran. who has been honorably discharged from the United States Armed <br />Forces and who has passed all the tests shall receive a two (2) point enhancement <br />on a scale of 100. <br />2. An applicant who has passed all tests and mother or father died in the line of duty <br />while a sworn firefighter or municipal or county police officer in Indiana shall <br />receive a one (1) point enhancement. <br />3. A person who resided within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend at <br />least three (3) of the five (5) years prior to the date of the agility test (time in <br />military service excluded) shall receive a one (1) point enhancement. <br />4. The maximum enhancement of the score shall be three (3) points. <br />Adopted this 6`h day of September 2006. <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY <br />s/Jesusa Rodriguez, President <br />s/Donald Alford, Member <br />s/Juanita Dempsey, Member <br />s/Patrick Cottrell, Member <br />s/Bruce J. BonDurant, Member <br />ATTEST: <br />s/Angela K. Jacob <br />