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4SOUTH7r1014 . ,6 A. ''-, , .- 4413. ' ti xce> ` JJ y I' i 1865 Section II. This Common Council denounces in the strongest terms possible all acts of racial profiling,police brutality and the use of excessive police force such as those that led to the deaths of Mr. Floyd and many known and unknown other victims. More specifically, the Common Council calls for every law enforcement agency or department to immediately adopt a goal of zero (0) deaths while employing apprehension and detainment procedures which provide safe practices for both officers and suspects. Section III. The Common Council calls on each individual resident to similarly condemn the actions leading to the death of Mr. Floyd and others like him. Section IV. The Common Council, recognizing the inherent dignity of every human person,renews its unwavering commitment to the goal of equal treatment of all through not only the words, but more importantly, the actions, of this legislative body. Section V. That commitment is not onlyestablished bypast acts such as: lastyear allocating $180,000 for 21 CP Solutions to evaluate the police department's policies and practices on the use of force, body-worn cameras,bias-informed policing, accountability, and community engagement and participation, but also continuing and future acts such as encouragement of implementation of 21 CP Solutions valid recommendations by the Board of Public Safety and the South Bend Police Department, encouraging the adoption of a fair and just matrix for exercising police discipline and the continued study and consideration of a citizen review board to add community input into South Bend policing. Section VI. The Common Council not only invites, but also demands, that South Bend residents hold Council members to this commitment and, further, encourages each resident to join in that commitment. Tim Scott, Council President South Bend Common Council