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p+, Off'_,01'III;//�/ .0''i <br /> 1865 �, <br /> ....; <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> November 20, 2012 <br /> Mr. Derek Dieter <br /> President, South Bend Common Council <br /> 4th Floor, County-City Building <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> Re: Ordinance to Establish Martin Luther King,Jr. Holiday <br /> Dear Council President Dieter: <br /> I am pleased to attach for Council approval an ordinance which establishes Martin Luther King,Jr. Day as <br /> a regular paid holiday for City officers and employees beginning in calendar year 2013. This new holiday <br /> is the product of both executive and legislative thought, and I welcomed the Council's Resolution earlier <br /> this year (#4150-12) recommending that Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday be a regular holiday beginning <br /> in 2013, not simply an alternative holiday for City personnel as it has been. <br /> The Martin Luther King,Jr. Day holiday has wide adherence throughout the country and within the State <br /> of Indiana. The Indiana legislature in 1986 enacted Public Law 2-1986 establishing Martin Luther King, <br /> Jr.'s birthday as a legal holiday in Indiana to be observed the third Monday each January. Employees of <br /> the City of Elkhart and Elkhart County are able to participate in planned activities and events honoring <br /> the life of Reverend King because his birthday is a paid holiday. With this ordinance, employees of <br /> South Bend will have the same opportunity. <br /> Having noted the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I must also acknowledge that the addition <br /> of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a City holiday has fiscal impact. Therefore, the City cannot <br /> establish this new holiday while at the same time continuing to offer City employees a non-scheduled, <br /> "floating" holiday. To do so would effectively increase the total number of holidays from ten to eleven, <br /> with financial consequences. For that reason the attached ordinance amends the South Bend Municipal <br /> Code to delete the floating holiday option at Chapter 2, Article 8, Section 2-121(a) of the Municipal <br /> Code. <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD• SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />