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Filed in Clerk's Office
<br /> ** City of South Bend Nov 4, 2025
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<br /> November 4, 2025
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<br /> I'n,ilciu Chairperson Sheila Niezgodski
<br /> R cht.1 I ii,:r, Motion South Bend Common Council
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<br /> ()I Ilic \\"LR,Ie Re A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL
<br /> Canned Luc OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,ACKNOWLEDGING
<br /> l ir,l 1)i.1ri,1 THE IMPACT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ON
<br /> SNAP RECIPIENTS AND CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO
<br /> c )1,I,cI1:1 ( dcu It 1, , CONSIDER EMERGENCY MEASURES TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS
<br /> 1cc„ii(l I)i,iri,1 EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY
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<br /> Fiord ►)i,ui,1 Dear Chairperson Niezgodski:
<br /> t r ` \1 tro cr This resolution calls upon the South Bend Common Council's Personnel and
<br /> I urll ►)I.I i i Finance Committee to convene an emergency public hearing with the
<br /> Department of Administration and Finance to assess how city reserves—
<br /> sh,n-% Ii„I,lcit-siiiip,,„i including General Fund and Rainy Day Fund resources—can be temporarily
<br /> I'i1i11 I)i,irii.i leveraged to support approximately 20,000 South Bend residents facing the
<br /> imminent suspension of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
<br /> livli Ui,uu 1 (SNAP) benefits due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The
<br /> resolution emphasizes the city's fiduciary duty to safeguard the well-being of
<br /> 1)1.. its residents, especially vulnerable children, seniors, and working families,
<br /> \� 1..it and urges local leadership to explore all feasible options to prevent a local
<br /> food insecurity crisis.
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<br /> Please schedule this proposed resolution for the Personnel and Finance
<br /> Committee meeting on November 10, 2025, and place it on the full Council
<br /> h,,n ii L. \\ hu, agenda for later that night.
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<br /> Thank you for your consideration.
<br /> Sincerely yours,
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<br /> Dr. Oliver Davis, Sherry Bolden-Simpson
<br /> At-Large, South Bend Common Council 5th District, South Bend Common Council
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