Resolution No 24-2021 - Retirement of Sergeant Eric Downey's Firearm

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RESOLUTION NO. 24-2021 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY WHEREAS, I.C. 36-9-6-1 gives the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend the right and duty to have custody of, control of, use of, and dispose of in accordance with Indiana statutes, all real and personal property owned by the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend passed as amended on January 11, 1988, Ordinance No. 7847-88 which mandates the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend to determine that the sidearm of a police officer who retires in good standing is surplus property and no longer useful to the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, SERGEANT ERIC DOWNEY retired effective June 1, 2021, from the South Bend Police Department after thirty-two (32) years of service, and the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend has determined that he retired in good standing; and WHEREAS, I.C. 5-22-22-1 permits and establishes procedure for disposal of personal property which is no longer needed by the City and which is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that handgun Serial No. NDT0010, a Smith and Wesson M&P9 Handgun, is no longer needed by the City and is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended and has an estimated fair market value of less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said property be disposed of and removed from the City inventory. ADOPTED this 27TH Day of JULY, 2021. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ____________________________________ Elizabeth A. Maradik, President ____________________________________ Jordan V. Gathers, Member ____________________________________ Joseph R. Molnar, Member ____________________________________ Attest: Anne Fuchs, Clerk