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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 3:01 PM <br /> To City Clerk <sbcityclerk@southbendin.gov> Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> NOV 19 2024 <br /> Bianca Tirado <br /> City Clerk, South Bend,IN <br /> 4.0 for ga. Rachel Tomas Morgan <br /> At-Large Council Member <br /> South Bend Common Council <br /> ,IOR (574) 235-5982 <br /> rtomasmo@southbendin.gov <br /> City of South Bend <br /> 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> From: carolaj <campaigns@good.do> <br /> Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 1:32 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>; ogoodenrodgers@southbendin.gov<ogoodenrodgers@southbendin.gov>; Sharon <br /> McBride <smcbride@southbendin.gov>;Troy Warner<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 />