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RESOLUTION NO. fit•.91 —q
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY
<br />SUPPORTING CENTRAL TIME FOR ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA
<br />/eaKeaa, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, acknowledges that as a result of
<br />the Indiana General Assembly's recent action of passing a new state law which will implement Daylight
<br />Savings Time in the State of Indiana, our community should have an opportunity to voice opinions on what
<br />time zone would be best for our residents and businesses; and
<br />Wiegwaa, the Common Council recognizes that under the Standard Time Act of 1918, as amended by
<br />the Uniform Time Act of 1966, codified at 15 United States Code 260 et seq., the Secretary of Transportation
<br />has the authority to issue regulations modifying the boundaries between time zones in the United States in
<br />order to move an area from one time zone to another with specific regulations addressing time zone
<br />boundaries being set forth in 49 Code of Regulations 71; and
<br />Wklmaa, the Council further recognizes that the standard in the federal statute for such decisions
<br />focuses on the "...convenience of commerce and the existing junction points and division points of common
<br />carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce..."; and
<br />ttinikeaa, the South Bend Common Council notes that under Department of Transportation
<br />procedures to change a time zone boundary, the department will generally begin a rulemaking proceeding if
<br />the highest elected officials in the area make a prima facie case for the proposed change.
<br />(2,/Fue 0/1 it gww4 d by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as
<br />follows:
<br />Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
<br />acknowledges that the majority of the persons who have contacted the Council and/or attended the public
<br />forum held on June 29, 2005 at the Century Center in downtown South Bend, Indiana, were in favor of
<br />Central Time Zone for St. Joseph County by a 3 to 1 margin.
<br />Section II. The South Bend Common Council notes that St. Joseph County lies within the heartland
<br />of the manufacturing belt and metropolitan regions of the Upper Midwest and Canada. The City of South
<br />Bend is located just ten (10) miles south of the Michigan state line; is approximately ninety (90) miles east
<br />of the City of Chicago and accessible via Interstate 80/90, the South Bend Regional Airport (which is the 2 "a
<br />busiest in the State of Indiana) and the South Shore rail line. In light of South Bend's proximity to Chicago,
<br />it has the largest rail and intermodal (trail/truck/ocean/inland waterway) transfer point in the country which is
<br />vitally important to South Bend and St. Joseph County, Indiana.
<br />Section III. The South Bend Common Council further recognizes that the major portion of the
<br />commercial and social ties of residents living in South Bend and businesses located in South Bend are to
<br />communities located in Central Time Zones. Transportation links via air, rail, bus, and truck; and the many
<br />businesses financial, investment and commercial institutions, community development organizations and
<br />departments and the approximate 107,789 residents of the City of South Bend would experience much less
<br />confusion and it would enhance overall convenience for the commerce of St. Joseph County, if it were
<br />located in the Central Time Zone.
<br />Section IV. The South Bend Common Council believes that there is clear and convincing evidence
<br />that St. Joseph County, Indiana, should be in the Central Time Zone, in light of the additional data which
<br />reflects the many residents and businesses in our community:
<br />• Of the 136,990 workers in St. Joseph County, the largest employers are:
<br />University of Notre Dame
<br />4,802 employees
<br />Memorial Health Systems:
<br />3,493 employees
<br />South Bend Community School Corporation
<br />3,303 employees
<br />Saint Joseph Regional Medical
<br />2,935 employees
<br />The Diocese of Fort Wayne /South Bend
<br />2,500 employees
<br />AM General
<br />2,151 employees
<br />St. Joseph County
<br />1,750 employees
<br />Martin's Supermarkets
<br />1,484 employees
<br />City of South Bend
<br />1,400 employees
<br />Indiana University of South Bend
<br />1,300 employees
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