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ORDINANCE NO. - 9 <br /> BILL NO. a$-4 1 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA <br /> AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> ENTITLED "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC" <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> The City of South Bend from time to time utilizes the services <br /> of specially commissioned Civil Defense Police Officers to perform <br /> various functions, including traffic control during emergencies and <br /> traffic control and security for special events. Although the <br /> language of Chapter 20 of the South Bend Municipal Parking Code, <br /> setting forth parking related regulations expressly authorizes that <br /> only the members of the South Bend Police Department and such <br /> entities with whom the City enters into a specific contract may <br /> enforce parking regulations, those Civil Defense Officers holding <br /> special police commissions during the course of their duties could <br /> more effectively perform their duties and benefit the entire <br /> community if they too were allowed to enforce the parking <br /> regulations set forth in Chapter 20. Consequently, the Common <br /> Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City <br /> to amend Chapter 20 to give those Civil Defense Officers who, as <br /> part of their special police commission are authorized to enforce <br /> Chapter 20, the legal authority to enforce this chapter when on <br /> duty for the City of South Bend. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> SECTION I . Section 20-3 (a) of the South Bend Municipal Code <br /> is amended to add a new subdivision, subdivision (n) (13 ) , which <br /> shall read as follows: <br /> Sec. 20-3. Authority of the Board of Public Works. <br /> (a) The Board of Public Works shall have authority; <br /> ( 13 ) To empower those holding special police <br /> commissions with the power to enforce the <br /> provisions of this chapter. <br /> SECTION II . Section 20-17 of the South Bend Municipal Code <br /> shall be amended to add a new division, division (e) , which shall <br /> read: <br /> Sec. 20-17. <br /> (e) In addition to those individuals and entities <br /> set forth elsewhere in this section, specially <br /> commissioned civil defense police officers of the <br /> South Bend Police Department shall have the power <br /> to enforce the provisions of this chapter, subject <br /> to the conditions set forth elsewhere in this section. <br /> SECTION III . This ordinance shall be in full force and effect <br /> from and after its passage by the Council and .pp,.Val b e <br /> Mayor. <br /> nmher_ '_o• on Council <br />