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2 <br /> <br /> <br />Police Chief Scott Ruszkowski submitted letters of resignation for Officer Joshua Lawson and <br />Officer Nicholaus Baab. Chief Ruszkowski stated Office Lawson was sworn into the <br />Department on May 16, 2016, and his effective date of resignation was January 6, 2025. Chief <br />Ruszkowski stated Officer Baab was sworn into the Department on May 18, 2022, and his <br />effective date of resignation is January 17, 2025. The Board accepted the letters of resignation. <br /> <br />3. APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 02-2025 – A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF <br />PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND CONCERNING THE MEETING <br />AND ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR THE POLICE MERIT BOARD <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 02-2025 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH <br />BEND CONCERNING THE MEETING AND ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR THE <br />POLICE MERIT BOARD <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the South Bend Board of Public Safety (“Board”) exists and operates pursuant <br />to I.C. § 36-4-9-5 and Ind. Code § 36-8-3-2 and has exclusive control over all matters relating to <br />the South Bend Police Department; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has adopted a Police Department Merit Board (Police <br />Merit Board) under Ordinance No. 11165-24; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Police Merit Board is to consist of five (5) total members, with two (2) of <br />the members elected by the active members of the South Bend Police Department (“SBPD”);and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Police Merit Board election is to be held pursuant to I.C. § 36-8-3.5-8, the <br />Board is required to set the meeting and establish applicable procedures for the election of members <br />by the active members of the SBPD; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Board must give at least three (3) weeks’ notice of said election meeting <br />to all active members of the department; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Board now desires to set a date for said meeting and establish the process <br />for election. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Safety of the City of <br />South Bend: <br /> <br />1. A meeting of the members of the South Bend Police Department is hereby set for <br />February 7, 2025, at 9:15 a.m. in the Council Chambers on the 4th floor of the County-City <br />Building, 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46601 AND February 10, 2025 at 4:00 <br />p.m. in the 1308 Conference Room on the 13th floor of the County-City Building, 227 W. <br />Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46601 for purposes of electing two (2) members to the <br />newly established Police Merit Board. These meetings will also be held virtually at <br />https://tinyurl.com/2025PMBElection . <br />2. In accordance with I.C. § 36-8-3.5-8, the election meeting shall be closed to the