26-15 Resolution Acknowledging the Completion of the Final Report of the South Bend Reparatory Justice Commission and Inviting the Commission to Make a Formal Presentation to the Common Council in an Upcoming Meeting

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Filed in Clerk's Office May 19, 2026 BILL NO. 26-15 Bianca Tirado RESOLUTION NO. City Clerk. South Bend, IN A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ACKNOWLEDGING THE COMPLETION OF THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SOUTH BEND REPARATORY JUSTICE COMMISSION AND INVITING THE COMMISSION TO MAKE A FORMAL PRESENTATION TO THE COMMON COUNCIL IN AN UPCOMING MEETING WHEREAS, on September 25, 2023, the Common Council, under then President Sharon McBride passed Resolution No. 5053-23 announcing the formation of a Reparatory Justice Commission to study various aspects of Reparatory Justice in South Bend; and WHEREAS, the resolution stated that the Commission would operate independently of the Common Council, would select its own chairperson, determine its own direction in the discussion of reparatory justice in South Bend and related matters; and WHEREAS,the original members of the Commission were David Buggs, Wilner Cusic, Conrad Damian, Aladean DeRose, John Duffy, Judith Fox, Darryl Heller, James Lewis, Cordell Martin, Alma Powell, Trina Robinson, Gilbert C. Washington, Cassandra White, and Regina Williams-Preston with Takisha Jacobs and Richard Warfield subsequently added; and WHEREAS, the Commission recently completed its assigned mission by submitting its final report consisting of 138 pages detailing the history of racial discrimination in South Bend and identifying possible remedies by individual subcommittees addressing: Employment/Economic Opportunity/Wealth Gap, Housing, Education, and Health and Mental Health; and WHEREAS, the Common Council invites the Commission to make a formal presentation of its final report to the Common Council at the June 8, 2026,Council meeting under the"Special Business"agenda item. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,Indiana,as follows: Section I. The South Bend Common Council acknowledges and appreciates the work performed by the South Bend Reparatory Justice Commission in completing its final report. Section II. The Common Council looks forward to an opportunity to engage with Commission members during a Common Council meeting. Section III. The Commission is invited to formally present its final report at the June 8, 2026, Council meeting under the"Special Business"agenda item.