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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 8, 2022 18 <br />s/ Elizabeth A. Maradik <br />s/ Gary A. Gilot <br />s/ Joseph R. Molnar <br />s/ Murray L. Miller <br />ATTEST: <br />s/Laura Hensley, Acting Clerk <br />ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 03-2022 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE DISPOSAL OF UNFIT AND/OR <br />OBSOLETE PROPERTY <br />Upon a motion made by Mr. Molnar, seconded by Mr. Miller and carried by roll call, the <br />following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: <br />RESOLUTION NO. 03-2022 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA <br /> BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE DISPOSAL OF UNFIT <br />AND/OR OBSOLETE PROPERTY <br />FIREFIGHTER FIRE HELMET AND BOOTS <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36-9-6-1 et. seq., the Board of Public Works ("Board") has <br />the duty and authority to have custody, control, use, and to dispose of real and personal property <br />owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana; and <br />WHEREAS, IC 5-22-22-6 permits and establishes the procedure for disposal of personal <br />property which is no longer needed by the City and which is unfit for the purpose for which it <br />was intended; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 8, 2022, Fire Inspector Brian Ruckert retired from the South <br />Bend, Indiana, Fire Department after Twenty-One plus (21+) years of service, and the Board of <br />Public Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana has determined that he has retired in good <br />standing; and <br />WHEREAS, Chief Carl Buchanon has advised the Board that this Firefighter’s fire <br />helmet and boots (“Property”) are of no further use to the Department, are of no practical value, <br />and have an estimated market value of less than one-thousand dollars ($1,000.00); and <br />WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Property is worthless as that term is <br />defined in I.C. 5-22-22-8(b); and <br />WHEREAS, I.C. 5-22-22 permits and establishes procedures for the disposal of personal <br />property which is either unfit for the purpose for which it was intended, no longer needed by the <br />City, or property which is deemed worthless. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of <br />South Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br />1.The Property is no longer needed by the City of South Bend, is unfit for the purposes <br />for which was intended, and has an estimated value of less than one-thousand dollars <br />($1,000.00). <br />2. The Property may be demolished, junked, or otherwise disposed in a manner <br />determined by the Fire Chief, including donation to the Firefighter as a token for his <br />years of service to the City of South Bend. <br />ADOPTED at a meeting of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works held on <br />February 8, 2022, at 1308 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, <br />Indiana 46601. <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND