Commending Joseph E. Kernan for his 9 Years of Dedicated Service & Leadership as Mayor of City of South Bend

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RESOLUTION NO. AA - q6 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMENDING JOSEPH E. KERNAN FOR HIS NINE (9) YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. 'O &Vtgg, the South Bend Common Council proudly acknowledges that Joseph E. Keman has served as Mayor of our fine City for the past nine years; and 'B btrtag, the Council acknowledges that as the Lieutenant Governor -Elect for the State of Indiana, Mayor Joe will head the state's economic development efforts and will seek to foster a state that is "safe, attractive, vibrant, inexpensive, strong, fun, stable and healthy" , like the goals he established for the City of South Bend in his State of the City Address to the Council; and "O btrta Z, Mayor Keman was the first South Bend Mayor to ever win a third four -year term in our City's history, reflecting the popularity and the support of the many programs he and his very able staff have fostered by placing the City on an aggressive mission of being recognized as a model city by the year 2000; and Mbtrtag, some of his many achievements and accomplishments include: the Sister City Program with Czestochowa, Poland; Mayor's Night Out and Mayor's Night In Programs; the Good Neighbors /Good Neighborhoods initiative as well as the multitude of neighborhood programs and the revitalized economic commitment to enhance and improve neighborhood activities; stabilizing the City's financial base by improving the City's bond rating to AA; revitalizing the downtown; the opening of Blackthorn Development Area; the College Football Hall of Fame; and enthusiastically supporting and promoting the South Bend Silver Hawks; and Ubtrtss, the dedication and caring attitude of this special public servant, who has built his entire career on trust, will continue to instill confidence in our State and our citizens. Because of his efforts, we will "celebrate the dawn of a new millennium ", will "be excited about the prospects ", and will be "ready to tackle all of the challenges and excitement that it will bring." POW, ZbgrtfOrt, Vt It @Vhf Ytb by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. On behalf of all the the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council hereby publicly commends JOSEPH E. KERNAN for his nine (9) years of dedicated and selfless service to all of the citizens of South Bend, Indiana. Section H. The Common Council notes that under Mayor Joe's leadership the keystone has been his sincere committment of working together to preserve and enhance our community, with the citizens of our community being the true benefactors of his legacy and vision. Section IIL The South Bend Common Council wishes Mayor Joe and his wife, Maggie, continued success as they take on state -wide issues, and encourage them to return to our City often, since the welcome mat will always be out. Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council. Stephen Luecke, Member David Varner, Member Charlotte Pfeifer, Memb r Roland Kelly, Member John Broden, Member 2tttgt: Loretta Duda, City Clerk Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Council Attorney PRESENTED /) NOT APPROVED ADOPTED Thomas Zakrzewski, Member Sean Coleman, Member John Hosinski, Member Filed in Clerk's Office DEC 1 8 1996 LORETTA J. DUDA CITY CLERK. Su. REND,'W