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Outlook <br /> Fw: Reject Bill No. 65-24 <br /> From Rachel Tomas Morgan <rtomasmo@southbendin.gov> <br /> Date Tue 11/19/2024 2:49 PM Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> To City Clerk <sbcityclerk@southbendin.gov> <br /> hUU <br /> 19 21:'t <br /> Bianca Tirado <br /> City Clerk,South Bend, IN <br /> Rachel Tomas Morgan <br /> . At-Large Council Member <br /> South Bend Common Council <br /> 17065 • (574) 235-5982 <br /> rtomasmo@southbendin.gov <br /> City of South Bend <br /> 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> From: petermloutzenhiser<campaigns@good.do> <br /> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 9:36 AM <br /> To: Karen L. White<kwhite@southbendin.gov>; Oliver Davis<odavis@southbendin.gov>; Canneth Lee <br /> <clee@southbendin.gov>; Rachel Tomas Morgan <rtomasmo@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 /> State legislation allows for cities to reject the establishment of a merit system by adoption of a resolution <br /> or ordinance before the of the year that refuses to establish a new system. If a resolution or ordinance to <br /> either accept/establish or reject a merit board is not passed by December 31, 2024, the State of Indiana <br />