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Spi] T$ 6� <br />!'d City of South Bend <br />Common Council <br />1865 441 County -City Building . 227 W. Jefferson Blvd <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 <br />Derek D. Dieter <br />President <br />Oliver J. Davis <br />Vice - President <br />Karen L. White <br />Chairperson, Committee <br />of the Whole <br />Tim Scott <br />First District <br />Henry Davis, Jr. <br />Second District <br />Valerie Schey <br />Third District <br />Fred Ferlic <br />Fourth District <br />David Varner <br />Fifth District <br />Oliver J. Davis <br />Sixth District <br />Derek D. Dieter <br />At Large <br />Gavin Ferlic <br />At Large <br />Karen L. White <br />At Large <br />December 4, 2013 <br />Members of the Common Council <br />0 Floor County -City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />(574) 235 -9321 <br />Fax (574) 235 -9173 <br />httP://www.southbendin.gov <br />Re: Substitute Bill No. 69 -13 Electronic Reporting Requirements for Precious <br />Metal Dealers, Scrap Metal Dealers, Valuable Metal Dealers, and Secondhand <br />Stores <br />Dear Council Members: <br />Since Bill No. 69 -13 was filed with the Office of the City Clerk on November 190i, we <br />have had the opportunity to continue to review the proposed ordinance which would <br />require electronic reporting of transactions in the City's effort to track down stolen <br />property faster. <br />We are filing Substitute Bill No. 69 -13 would corrects various scrivener's errors on page <br />2 where "of' was deleted and replaced with "or" and "finder" was replaced with "finger ". <br />As noted in our November 19, 2013 cover letter and in the proposed ordinance, those <br />communities which have gone to electronic reporting requirements have experienced <br />more rapid results in recovering stolen property. For example, the Fort Wayne Police <br />Department has used LeadsOnline since 2007. It has resulted in thousands of dollars in <br />stolen property being recovered; and led to "shutting down a prolific burglary ring" as <br />reported in FWPD media releases. <br />Members of the South Bend Police Department will present the Bill at next Monday's <br />Health and Public Safety Committee and at the 7:00 p.m. Council meeting. We ask for <br />your support of this public safety initiative. Thank you. <br />Psiincerely, <br />P <br />6e--r r n �z L.( ,4 <br />Council Member Karen L� White <br />Health & Public Safety Chairperson <br />Attachment <br />Council Member Tim Scott <br />I" District Council Member _ <br />!Filed In Clerk,, �S? �ECe . <br />� Gai3 <br />CfTY CLFRY., suuTk BEND, iN i <br />