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<br />Henry Davis, JR. <br />2nd District Council Member <br />____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />227 W. Jefferson Blvd. Rm. 441 Office: (574) 235-5983 FAX: (574) 235-9173 <br />County-City Building South Bend, IN Voicemail: (574) 235-5983 TDD: (574) 235-5567 <br /> 46601- 1830 Email:.HDAVIS@SOUTHBENDIN.GOV <br />FROM: COUNCILMEMBER HENRY DAVIS, JR. <br />SUBJECT: 2022 BUDGET HEARING <br />DATE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022 <br />CONTACT: COUNCILMEMBER HENRY DAVIS, JR., <br />HDAVIS@SOUTHBENDIN.GOV, 574-300-5241 <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />2022 Budget Hearing <br />I came to the first hearing in which the administration revealed the operating budget for the 2022- <br />23 fiscal year. I had hoped to hear proposals for how the mayor and his team planned to address the city’s <br />affordable housing crisis. I had hoped the administration would provide direction as to how it would <br />address the inequities raised by the racial divide report. <br /> <br />Following the aftermath of last month’s fatal shooting of a mentally ill man by the South Bend <br />Police Department, I hoped the administration would at least use the budget to start a conversation on <br />creating a crisis response team. Unfortunately, the budget addressed none of these issues. If in an ideal <br />world, a budget reflects the city’s priorities and values, this budget reflects the same ‘quid pro quo’ deals <br />and the same failed solutions of the past. It is a status quo budget and is a disappointment and an <br />embarrassment to the citizens of this community. This budget comes nowhere near to addressing the <br />needs of the residents of this great city. We can do better, and we must do better. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Councilman, Henry Davis Jr. <br />2nd District, City of South Bend, Indiana <br /> <br /> <br />###