05/18/92 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 18, 1992 1 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:36 a.m. on Monday, May 18, 1992, by Board President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mr. James R. Caldwell and Mrs. Mary H. Mueller present. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Caldwell and carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board held on May 11, 1992 were approved. ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 20-1992. 21-1992. 22-1992 - DISPOSAL OF OBSOLETE SERVICE REVOLVERS - POLICE DEPARTMENT Mr. Leszczynski stated that Police Chief Ronald G. Marciniak has advised the Board that Corporal Edward Miley, Corporal Roland Greene and Corporal Edward Scott have retired from the South Bend Police Department, in good standing. In keeping with Section 2-124 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Chief requested that the Board declare these officers service revolvers as surplus property and no longer useful to the City. This declaration by the Board will authorize the presentation of the firearms to the officers as a tribute to their service to the City. Therefore, Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the appropriate Resolutions which have been prepared be adopted. Mrs. Mueller seconded the motion which carried and the following Resolution Nos. 20-1992, 21-1992 and 22-1992 were adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 20-1992 WHEREAS, I.C. 36-9-6-1 gives the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend the right and duty to have custody of, control of, use of, and dispose of in accordance with Indiana statutes, all real and personal property owned by the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend passed as amended on January 11, 1988, Ordinance No. 7847-88, which mandates the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend to determine that the service revolver of a police officer who retires in good standing is surplus property and no longer useful to the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, CORPORAL ROLAND GREENE has retired from the South Bend Police Department after twenty-eight (28) years of service and the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend has determined that he has retired in good standing; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36-1-11-6 permits and establishes procedure for disposal of personal property which is no longer needed by the City and which is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that service revolver Serial No. 249K439 a .357 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver, is no longer needed by the City and is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended and has an estimated fair market value of less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said property be disposed of and removed from the City inventory.