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Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> BILL NO. 23-52 1 91111 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 5049-23 <br /> AWN M.JONES <br /> CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN <br /> A RESOLUTION OF <br /> THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA <br /> APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN <br /> THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, THE CITY OF MISHAWAKA, <br /> INDIANA AND THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ST.JOSEPH <br /> COUNTY, INDIANA, FOR THE MUTUAL INVESTIGATION OF <br /> OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY <br /> WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, through the South Bend Police Department <br /> ("SBPD")has a history of cooperating.with the City of Mishawaka and St. Joseph County in the <br /> investigation of officer-involved shootings or deaths in St. Joseph County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, the City of Mishawaka, and St. Joseph County have <br /> established practices and procedures for the investigation of an incident in which a person is <br /> injured or dies as the result of an officer-involved shooting or dies as a result of alleged other <br /> action(s) of an officer; and <br /> WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-1-7,the Interlocal Cooperation Act, authorizes one or more <br /> governmental entities to exercise,jointly or by one entity on behalf of others,powers that may be <br /> exercised by such units severally; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Indiana Cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, along with the County of <br /> St. Joseph share a combined interest in entering into an Interlocal Agreement so that by working <br /> cooperatively,they may thoroughly,fairly,and impartially investigate incidents of officer-involved <br /> shootings or deaths as a result of alleged other action(s) of an officer in St. Joseph County; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to IC 36-1-7, the City will cooperatively assist the City of <br /> Mishawaka and St. Joseph County by investigating incidents of officer-involved shootings or <br /> deaths as a result of alleged other action(s) of an officer of the Mishawaka Police Department or <br /> the St. Joseph County Police Department; and <br />