01/31/72 Board of Public Works Minutes

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18'9 January 31, 1972 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 9:30 A.M., on January 31, 1972. All members were present. The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. POLICE DEPARTMENT - APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the appointment of Watsey Gauldin as a special police officer for the city of South Bend, Mr. Gauldin has been appointed Environmental Inspector. SERGEANT LARRY RANDT TO ATTEND SCHOOL Chief Seals requested permission to send Sergeant Larry Randt, a member of the South Bend Police Department, to attend a Hazardous Devices Course at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama on February 6th through February 25th, 1972, upon the nomination by the law Enforcement Assistance Division, State of Mississ- ippi of Sergeant Randt. The parent Law Enforcement Assisstance Administration, Washington, D,C., will reimburse the City for the per diem and the City will pay transportation. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the �{ request and Sergeant Larry Randt wes permitted to attend the school which 2tJ trains in the general area of bombs, bomb disposal and all hazardous devices. LETTER RELATIVE TO PRESS IDENTIFICATION �U January 31, 1972 Board of Public Works and Safety City of South Bend County City Building South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: The need to update under the authority of this administration the Press Identification instrument is respectfully called to your attention. It is suggested that a combined Police and Fire Service type of instrument be utilized to prevent confusion and to allow economy in this necessary provision. A meeting has been held with representatives of the news media of this locality and a procedure and format agreed upon for submission to the Board of Public Works and Safety for approval. The instruments viewed as essential to proper identification of authorized media personnel and to proper procedure to be followed at the scenes of major fires and criminal investigations, allowing such matters as access to such scenes by news personnel, decisions pertaining to recognition of press vehicles at such scenes, etc., are attached for your examination and approval. They include: 1. Personal identification cards of wallet -size, bearing all required personal identication-descriptions and a photo- graph of the bearer to whom such would be issued. 2. A sun visor -sized automobile identification card to be used only at scenes similar to those described above and not as items to be displayed to secure free or improper parking in any other areas of the City. This identification will display the legally issued license number of the car to which such will be issued, thus allowing police control of any possible misuse of such identification. Through a splendid cooperation of all news media personnel of this City, it has been agreed that the time and expense of effecting identification - photographs of the personnel involved will be carried by certain members