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a Outlook <br /> Fw: Reject Bill No. 65-24 <br /> From Rachel Tomas Morgan <rtomasmo@southbendin.gov> <br /> Date Tue 11/19/2024 2:55 PM <br /> To City Clerk <sbcityclerk@southbendin.gov> Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> N O V 19 2024 <br /> Bianca Tirado <br /> City Clerk, South Bend, IN <br /> � n 4 i i Rachel Tomas Morgan <br /> `mot <br /> 'i-. At-Large Council Member <br /> R4 South Bend Common Council <br /> I Fa,5 • <br /> (574) 235-5982 <br /> rtomasmo@southbendin.gov <br /> City of South Bend <br /> 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> From: ormichiana <campaigns@good.do> <br /> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 4:02 PM <br /> To: Oliver Davis<odavis@southbendin.gov>; sboldensimpson@southbendin.gov <br /> <sboldensimpson@southbendin.gov>; sniezgodski@southbendin.gov<sniezgodski@southbendin.gov>; Canneth <br /> Lee <clee@southbendin.gov>; Rachel Tomas Morgan <rtomasmo@southbendin.gov>; Karen L. White <br /> <kwhite@southbendin.gov>; Sharon McBride<smcbride@southbendin.gov>;Troy Warner <br /> <twarner@southbendin.gov> <br /> Cc: mayor@southbendin.gov<mayor@southbendin.gov> <br /> Subject: Reject Bill No. 65-24 <br /> Dear South Bend Common Council Member(s), <br /> I am writing to urge you to reject Bill No. 65-24, an ordinance establishing a police merit board for the <br /> South Bend Police Department. <br /> In 2023, the Indiana Legislature adopted House Bill 1016 which encourages cities to establish a police <br /> merit system or board by no later than December 31, 2024. Mayor James Mueller proposes a board <br /> consisting of 5 members: 2 members appointed by the police; 2 by the Mayor; and 1 member appointed <br /> by the South Bend Common Council. <br /> If enacted locally, this merit board will give the police increased power over hiring, firing, promoting, and <br /> disciplining fellow officers. <br />