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Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 22-13 MAR ] 4 2W <br /> RESOLUTION NO. <br /> CITY CLERK,OUTH BEND,IN <br /> A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR <br /> SELECTION OF COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD OFFICE DIRECTOR& <br /> A PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE INITIAL REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS <br /> WHEREAS, on October 5, 2020 the South Bend Common Council passed Ordinance No. <br /> 10721-20 establishing the Community Police Review Board, Review Board Office, and position <br /> of Review Office Director; and <br /> WHEREAS, on August 9, 2021 the Common Council also passed Ordinance No. 10804- <br /> 21 amending the Ordinance and moving the Review Board office to within the Mayoral <br /> administration with involvement and oversight by the Council; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 2-12.1.17(a) of the Review Board Ordinance states that"[t]he <br /> Mayor, with the consultation of the Common Council, shall appoint a full-time Director of the <br /> Review Office. The Director shall be supervised and be subject to review and evaluation by the <br /> Mayor or the Mayor's designee in collaboration with the Review Board and the Common <br /> Council"; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 2-12.1.17(b) provides that"[t]he Mayor may request the Common <br /> Council review applications and submit no more than three (3) names of candidates to the Mayor <br /> for appointment as Director. And further states that"[u[nder this process,the Common Council <br /> shall review all applications for the position of Director initially in an Executive Session, and the <br /> submission of candidate names shall be conducted through resolution approved by a majority of <br /> the Common Council"; and <br /> WHEREAS, the position of Review Board Office Director was posted in late November <br /> of 2021 and as of March 1, 2022 the City Human Resources Dept. has received 33 applications; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 2-12.1.13 provides that Review Board Members shall be selected <br /> from nominees submitted by each member of the Common Council, including at large Council <br /> members; and <br />