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REGULAR MEETING MAY 13, 2025 109 2. The Property may be demolished, junked or otherwise disposed in a manner determined by the Fire Chief, including donation to the Firefighter as a token for his years of service to the City of South Bend. ADOPTED at a meeting of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works held on April 16, 2025, at 1308 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana 46601. CITY OF SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/ Elizabeth A. Maradik s/ Joseph R. Molnar s/ Gary A. Gilot s/ Murray L. Miller s/ Breana N. Micou ATTEST: s/ Theresa Heffner, Clerk ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 14-2025 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE DISPOSAL OF UNFIT AND/OR OBSOLETE PROPERTY Upon a motion made by VP Molnar, seconded by Mr. Miller and carried by roll call, the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: RESOLUTION NO. 14-2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE DISPOSAL OF UNFIT AND/OR OBSOLETE PROPERTY FIREFIGHTER FIRE HELMET AND BOOTS WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36-9-6-1 et. seq., the Board of Public Works ('Board") has the duty and authority to have custody, control, use, and to dispose of real and personal property owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana; and WHEREAS, IC 5-22-22-6 permits and establishes the procedure for disposal of personal property which is no longer needed by the City and which is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended; and WHEREAS, on April 14, 2025, Captain Thomas Miller retired from the South Bend, Indiana, Fire Department after Thirty -Four Plus (34+) years of service, and the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana has determined that he has retired in good standing; and WHEREAS, Chief Carl Buchanon has advised the Board that this Firefighter's fire helmet and boots ("Property") are of no further use to the Department, are of no practical value, and have an estimated market value of less than one -thousand dollars ($1,000.00); and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Property is worthless as that term is defined in I.C. 5-22-22-8(b); and WHEREAS, I.C. 5-22-22 permits and establishes procedures for the disposal of personal property which is either unfit for the purpose for which it was intended, no longer needed by the City, or property which is deemed worthless. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: