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701 W. SAMPLE STREET <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-2890 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />JAMES MUELLER, MAYOR <br />PHONE 574/235-9311 <br />FAx 574/288-0268 <br />SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />SCOTT A. RUSZKOWSKI, CHIEF OF POLICE <br />Board of Public Works July 31", 2020 <br />City of South Bend, Indiana <br />Honorable Board Members, <br />The South Bend Police Department is requesting Board approval for the disposal of surplus/obsolete <br />equipment no longer being issued to officers with the South Bend Police Department. The equipment <br />includes expired ballistic vests of various brands which are no longer used by the SBPD and cannot be <br />issued out. <br />There are 100 ballistic vests to be destroyed. A standard ballistic vest has a usage life of five years <br />before it begins to break down; these are well beyond that time frame but have been turned in by <br />officers as they either retire or obtain a newer vest. These vests are no longer fit for police usage and <br />cannot be given out for protective purposes. <br />These ballistic vests would be turned into Fiber Brokers International, LLC. As Kevlar, and other vest <br />materials, are often toxic when they decompose they cannot be destroyed in house. This company <br />specializes in the safe deconstruction of ballistic materials; they will destroy and recycle what they can <br />of the vests that they receive. They will then provide a certificate of when the vests have been <br />destroyed for our records. <br />Thank you, <br />PFC Aar Knepper #2174 <br />Logistics & Support Division <br />South Bend Police Department <br />S ERVICE BRAVERY RIDE IJ EDICATION <br />