09-28-15 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING September 28, 2015 Teachman when they hosted an event at the Kroc Community Center where the public greeted and heard Chief Teachman’s vision on public safety. Now be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of City South Bend as follows: On behalf of the residents of the City of South Bend Indiana, the Common Council thanks and recognizes Chief Teachman for striving to implement best practices in policing. By launching many new initiatives such as: Operation Cease Fire, the every Thursday morning CAM meetings which all levels of public safety officials serving throughout the St. Joe County, just to name a few, which have helped foster, provide guidance, and leadership in pursuing the police department’s mission. To seek improvements in the quality of police service provided to the people of South Bend. Thank you Chief Teachman. Councilmember Karen White – I would like to thank Councilmember Oliver Davis for bringing forth this resolution while I wish the very best to Chief Teachman, I look forward to working with Chief Scott, welcome aboard. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic – A big thank you to Chief Teachman but congratulations to Chief Ruszkowski. Councilmember Dr. Fred Ferlic – I applaud and respect all that Chief Teachman did for us. He applied discipline and metrics to a department. I think that Chief Ruszkowski will continue with that. So best of luck to Chief Teachman and his future endeavors and he have all the happiness in the world. Councilmember Valerie Schey – In Chief Teachman’s absence I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Chief Ruszkowski. We certainly are looking forward to you as our Chief and it has always been a pleasure and I am sure it will continue to be a pleasure working with you. Councilmember Henry Davis, Jr. – I’m going to echo the same sentiments as the councilmember to my left, Valerie, congratulations Chief Scott on your new appointment I know you have been looking forward to this for a very long time. You worked hard to get here so let’s make something happen, man. I look forward to some good stuff happening. President Tim Scott – I’d also like to thank Chief Teachman for his service and anybody who steps up into law enforcement in their service. Anybody who steps up puts a badge on and goes out and does that for however long or short of time they’ve been here in the city we thank him for his leadership and best of luck to him. Councilmember Oliver Davis- Again I’d like to thank our Chief. I look forward to new and exciting things with our new chief. Chief Ruszkowski- On behalf of Chief Teachman I know he is a little busy right now in the transition from the public safety perspective avenue that we have to the private sector. To say that he is running from A to B would be an understatement. He has been in and out of the office about 40-50 times today trying to get things caught up. I can assure you that he is much humbled and appreciative of what you’ve done with this resolution. I will make sure that he gets it. And, again on both of our behalves thank you for your support of the chief and myself. Thank you. Council President Tim Scott- This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council in favor of or opposition to this bill, Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt by acclamation Bill 15-84. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. th Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to continue Bill 15-93 to October 12, 2015. Councilmember Valerie Schey seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. 2