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RESOLUTION NO. 10-2025
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
<br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE DISPOSAL OF UNFIT
<br />AND/OR OBSOLETE PROPERTY
<br />FIREFIGHTER FIRE HELMET AND BOOTS
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36-9-6-1 et. seq., the Board of Public Works ('Board") has
<br />the duty and authority to have custody, control, use, and to dispose of real and personal property
<br />owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana; and
<br />WHEREAS, IC 5-22-22-6 permits and establishes the procedure for disposal of personal
<br />property which is no longer needed by the City and which is unfit for the purpose for which it was
<br />intended; and
<br />WHEREAS, on January 17, 2025, Captain Stewart Russell retired from the South Bend,
<br />Indiana, Fire Department after Forty -Three Plus (43+) years of service, and the Board of Public
<br />Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana has determined that he has retired in good standing; and
<br />WHEREAS, Chief Carl Buchanon has advised the Board that this Firefighter's fire helmet
<br />and boots ("Property") are of no further use to the Department, are of no practical value, and have
<br />an estimated market value of less than one -thousand dollars ($1,000.00); and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Property is worthless as that term is defined
<br />in I.C. 5-22-22-8(b); and
<br />WHEREAS, I.C. 5-22-22 permits and establishes procedures for the disposal of personal
<br />property which is either unfit for the purpose for which it was intended, no longer needed by the
<br />City, or property which is deemed worthless.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of
<br />South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
<br />1. The Property is no longer needed by the City of South Bend, is unfit for the purposes
<br />for which was intended, and has an estimated value of less than one -thousand dollars
<br />($1,000.00).
<br />2. The Property maybe demolished, junked or otherwise disposed in a manner determined
<br />by the Fire Chief, including donation to the Firefighter as a token for his years of service
<br />to the City of South Bend.
<br />ADOPTED at a meeting of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works held
<br />on March 11, 2025, at 1308 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend,
<br />Indiana 46601. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
<br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
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<br />Elizabeth A. Maradik, President
<br />Gary A. Gilot, Member
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<br />Joseph R. Molnar, Vice President
<br />Breana Micou, Member
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<br />Murray L. Miller, Member
<br />Attest: Theresa M. Heffner, Clerk
<br />Date: March 11, 2025
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