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cd4U TRt QL. <br /> J <br /> YY.AIE y <br /> 1865 <br /> HENRY DAVIS <br /> JR. <br /> 2"°District South Bend City Council <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> For Immediate Release <br /> October 22, 2014 <br /> Contact Henry Davis, Jr. <br /> Email hdavisCa).southbendinaa <br /> Phone: 315-4112 <br /> PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM <br /> Public safety is an important issue that requires our immediate attention. Safety is not <br /> only an area of concern for the city of South Bend but for our great country we call <br /> America. Over the past few weeks the topic of implementing a Citizens Review Board <br /> in the City of South Bend has taken center stage., During the Community Conversations <br /> there have been a very progressive dialogue centered on the opportunities and <br /> challenges of creating a Citizens Review Board. Residents shared concern about how <br /> this Board will have a serious voice in the discourse about safety in our city. In our last <br /> Community Conversation we had the privilege of hearing firsthand from Mr. Tom Steven <br /> who was recently involved in an incident with a South Bend Police Officer. <br /> "Community Conversations are about giving the community a voice and chance to <br /> weigh in on issues that matter to them the most. We must change the way we do <br /> business because currently we have an opportunity to strengthen trust between the <br /> residents and the public safety officers." <br /> -Councilman Henry Davis Jr. <br /> The next meeting will be held at Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church <br /> located at 206 South Falcon Street at 7pm on Thursday, October 23, 2014. If the <br /> community decides that a Citizens Review Board in not the right direction to go at this <br /> time it is important to keep the dialogue ongoing about citizen input on issues that are <br /> important to all residents. Also special invitation have been sent to the South Bend <br /> Mayor's Office, to members of the Health and Public Safety Committee of the South <br /> Bend Common Council, Indiana's ACLU, South Bend's branch of the NAACP, and the <br /> Department of Justice. Your involvement is important and together we can make the <br /> difference. <br /> 227 W.Jefferson Blvd.Rm.441 <br /> County-City Building South Bend,IN Office: (574)235-9321 <br /> Voicemail: (574)235-5983 Email:hdovis @scuthbendin-gov <br />