03/12/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 12, 2007 RESOLUTION NO. 3716-07 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY URGING PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR SOUTH BEND POLICE SERGEANT RAY WOLFENBARGER WHO HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS A CANDIDATE IN AMERICA'S MOST WANTED ALL- STAR CONTEST Whereas, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that America's Most Wanted, together with Sprint Nextel, is sponsoring `America's Most Wanted All-Star -Network of Heroes Lives Among Us" contest; and Whereas, the 2007 AMW All-Star Contest will honor a fast responder working in law enforcement, fire, rescue personnel or an EMT who is employed by or volunteers with a federal, state or local first responder agency who goes above and beyond the call of duty to keep their communities safe on a 24/7 basis; and Whereas, the Council recognizes that Sergeant Ray Wolfenbarger was officially sworn in as a South Bend police officer on September 17, 1997; was critically wounded in the line of duty in 2001 and made a remarkable medical recovery which permitted him to return to active police duty; with his diligent and faithful police services resulting in a promotion by the Board of Public Safety on July 21, 2004 to the rank of Detective Sergeant; where Sgt. Wolfenbarger has worked ever since in the Forensic Lab of the South Bend Police Department; and has earned and received numerous commendations for his dedicated police services; and Whereas, Sergeant Ray Wolfenbarger has been nominated as a candidate in the 2007 America's Most Wanted All-Star Responder Contest and the South Bend Common Council urges everyone to cast their vote for one of South Bend's finest, Sergeant Wolfenbarger, by text messaging your vote from a Sprint or Nextel phone to 4AMW or by voting online by visiting which may be also accessed by going to the City of South Bend's ollicial city website at Now, Therefore, be it resolved, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section L On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council urges everyone to vote for our own hometown hero, SERGEANT RAY WOLFENBARGER, so that he will become the 2007 America's Most Wanted All- Star. Section II The Common Council urges everyone, their friends and family who are legal residents of the 48-contiguous states who are at least eighteen years of age, to vote by text messaging or on-line with voting; with each person being able to vote once per day. Section III. The South Bend Common Council wishes SERGEANT RAY WOLFENBARGER, the very best in the weeks ahead in America's Most Wanted All- Star contest, and thanks him for his dedicated service to our community as a member of the South Bend Police Department. Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Derek D. Dieter, lgt District s/Ervin Kuspa, 6d` District s/Charlotte D. Pfeifer, 2nd District s/Al "Buddy" Kirsits, At Large s/Roland Kelly, 3~d District s/Timothy A. Rouse, At Large