4794-19 Resolution Approving Amendment to Resolution No. 4710-18 Regarding the 2017 Human Rights Interlocal Agreement Between the City and St. Joseph County

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BILL NO. 19-41 RESOLUTION NO. 4794-19 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 4710-18 TO INCLUDE A DOCUMENT EXTENDING AND AMENDING THE 2017 HUMAN RIGHTS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF ST. JOSEPH WHEREAS, the St. Joseph County Council approved the St. Joseph County Human Rights Ordinance, No. 18-17, on February 14, 2017 which was subsequently approved by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners on February 21, 2017, and which Ordinance is substantially identical to the South Bend Human Rights Ordinance, as amended; and WHEREAS, the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners entered into an Interlocal Agreement designating the South Bend Human Rights Commission as the enforcement body for the St. Joseph County Human Rights Ordinance("the Interlocal Agreement of 2017"); which the St. Joseph County Council, by Ordinance No. 66-17 approved on September 12, 2017, and which the South Bend Common Council also approved by Ordinance No. 10542-17 on September 26, 2017; and WHEREAS, on April 23,2018 the South Bend Common Council by Resolution No.4710- 18 renewed the Interlocal Agreement of 2017 which was attached to that Resolution as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, it has come to this Council's attention that another document should have been included with Resolution No. 4710-18 which document is titled "2018 Renewal of 2017 Interlocal Agreement Between the City of South Bend Human Rights Commission and the County of St. Joseph for Enforcement of the County's Human Rights Ordinance" ("the 2018 Interlocal Agreement Renewal") which was signed by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, and by the South Bend Human Rights Commission through Lonnie Douglas its Director at that time, and which was approved by the St. Joseph County Council in Ordinance No. 24-18 on April 10, 2018 ; and WHEREAS, a true, correct and complete copy of the 2018 Interlocal Agreement Renewal referred to more specifically in the above paragraph is attached hereto, as Exhibit A-1; and WHEREAS, Exhibit A-1 hereto provides for St. Joseph County to make a financial contribution to the South Bend Human Rights Commission for the enforcement services provided by the Human Rights Commission to the County, which the County actually made in calendar year 2019 and it further extends indefinitely the Interlocal Agreement of 2017 for one-year self- renewing terms; and WHEREAS, The South Bend Human Rights Commission has been acting continuously in the enforcement of the County's human rights ordinance pursuant to the terms of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto; WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend this Council's Resolution No. 4710-18 to attach Exhibit A-1 to that Resolution, approval of which should be retroactive to April 23, 2018,the date on which Resolution No. 4710-18 was passed by this Council. NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that: Section I. This Council's Resolution No. 4710-18 approved on April 23, 2018 is hereby amended to include Exhibit A-1 attached hereto which is titled: 2018 Renewal of 2017