Resolution No 03-2018 - Disposal of Retired Firefighter Helmet and Boots - Lawrence Pitcher

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RESOLUTION NO.03-2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON DISPOSAL OF UNFIT AND/OR OBSOLETE PROPERTY FIREFIGHTER FIRE HELMET AND BOOTS WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36-9-6-1 et. seq., the Board of Public Works ("Board") has the duty and authority to have custody, control, use, and to dispose of real and personal property owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana; and WHEREAS, IC 5-22-22-6 permits and establishes the procedure for disposal of personal properly which is no longer needed by the City and which is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended; and WHEREAS, on January 2, 2018, Firefighter, Larvrence Pitcher retired from the South Bend, Indiana, Fire Department after twenty (20) years of service, and the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana has determined that he has retired in good standing; and WHEREAS, Chief Stephen Cox has advised the Board that this Firefighter's fire helmet and boots ("Property") are of no further use to the Department, are of no practical value, and have an estimated market value of less than One -Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00); and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Property is worthless as that term is defined in I.C. 5-22-22-8(b); and WHEREAS, I.C. 5-22-22 permits and establishes procedures for the disposal of personal property which is either unfit for the purpose for which it was intended, no longer needed by the City, or property which is deemed worthless. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: 1. The Property is no longer needed by the City of South Bend, is unfit for the purposes for which was intended, and has an estimated value of less than One -Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). 2. The Property maybe demolished, junked or otherwise disposed in a manner determined by the Fire Chief, including donation to the Firefighter as a token for his years of service to the City of South Bend. ADOPTED this 13th day of FEBRUARY, 2018.