Amending Chapter 2 Article 8 Operation Safe Neighborhoods Program

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SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 96-9/4/ ORDINANCE NO. g51-/`-!(9 q AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,AMENDING CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE 8 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADDITION OF NEW SECTION 2-125 ENTITLED OPERATION SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT On July 8, 1994, the Members of the Fraternal Order of Police ratified the wage and fringe benefit package offered by the City of South Bend by a vote of 142 to 9. One of the component parts of that package was the creation of a new program "Operation Safe Neighborhoods"Program. The following Ordinance sets forth the criteria for qualifying officers and sworn members of the South Bend Police Department who legally establish residence within designated areas of the city to seek housing reimbursement on a quarterly basis. The following Ordinance establishes those specific criteria governing the "Operation Safe Neighborhoods"Program for the South Bend Police Department. Itotn, Z jtrtfort, bt it ortfaitta by t t Common QCoutttil of tilt (City of ioutf) HlthaltYa ag foflotus: Section I. Chapter 2, Article 8 of the South Bend City Code is hereby amended by the inclusion of new Sec. 2-125 which shall read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 2-125. "Operation Safe Neighborhoods Program" (a)Purpose. The City of South Bend desires to provide financial incentives for officers and sworn members of the South Bend Police department to live in designated inner city neighborhoods for calendar years 1995, 1996, and 1997. (b)Eligibility.All full-time sworn members and officers of the South Bend Police Department who live within the designated areas identified in"Exhibit A"entitled "Operations Safe Neighborhoods Areas"which is attached hereto and included herein by reference with one (1)copy being available for inspection during regular business hours in the office of the City Clerk, may be eligible to participate in the "Operation Safe Neighborhoods" Program. The maps depicted in "Exhibit A" shall also be posted in the classroom of the South Bend Police Department, along with a copy of the Ordinance. The "Operation Safe Neighborhoods"Program is available on a first come first serve basis to all sworn members meeting the criteria established herein. (c) Initial Requirements. The following criteria must be met in order for mortgage or rental assistance to be received in calendar years 1995, 1996, and 1997: 1)The sworn member or officer of the South Bend Police Department must complete the required application form for mortgage or rental assistance; 2)The sworn member or officer of the South Bend Police Department must purchase or rent a residential unit for his or her own personal use which is located within the "Operations Safe Neighborhoods" Area as designated by the South Bend Common Council in paragraph (b) herein, and provide an affidavit signed under penalties for perjury which verifies residency in the City, dates of such residency, and that liability insurance on the residential unit is in effect for each quarter; and 3)The sworn member or officer of the South Bend Police Department must reside in such designated area for a minimum of twelve (12) months or be subject to reimbursing the City for the last quarter where such officer or sworn member fails to meet