03/02/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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3/2/70 �5 of Joseph W. Lauber, d/b/a J. C. Lauber Company to 1/1/71 was approved by the Board and ordered filed. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street light outage reports for the period 2/18/70 to 2/27/70 were ordered filed. The meeting then recessed at 10:50 A.M., to be reconvened at 3:15 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 3:25 P.M., March 2, 1970, with all members present. RESOLUTION ADOPTED - POLICE TRAINING FOR FIREMEN Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA "WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is charged with the responsibility of controlling, -supervising and governing the Fire and Police Forces of said City; and "WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient, pursuant to applicable law, to make certain changes in the present functions and operations of said fire force, which said Board deems to be in the best interests of all of the citizens and taxpayers of said City; and "WHEREAS, said Board deems it advisable for firemen to re- ceive some police training to enable firemen to better function in their primary assignment of fire fighting, by enabl4 ng them to control traffic at or near fires, protect themselves from any person or persons who may attempt to prevent them from carrying out their duties and -to better enable them to protect the lives, person and property of•the general citizenry; and "WHEREAS, said Board -deems it advisable to maintain active patrols within the primary response districts of certain fire companies; "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 111. The Fire Chief of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby directed and ordered to solicit from among the active firemen volunteers to drive patrol cars within the primary response district of their.respective fire companies. 112. The Board of Public Works and Safety shall, from time to time, by resolution, order certain of the several fire companies within the City of South Bend, Indiana, to maintain active patrols within their respective primary response districts. 9. The Fire Chief is further ordered and directed to require all new appointees to the fire forces, and all present Members of the fire forces as may volunteer for and be needed, to drive patrol cars, to attend police training school to re- ceive such portions of police training as may be deemed appropriate by the Board of Public Works and Safety as a supple- ment to their fire fighting training and education. 114. Each fire company ordered to maintain an active patrol shall be charged with the responsibility of having not less than one of its members patrolling by car in the response district of said fire company at all times established by the Board of Public Works and Safety.