Requesting the US Goverment through the Postmaster General to Issue a Stamp Honoring Rescue Workers, Victims & their Families of the Oklahoma City Tragedy

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RESOLUTION NO.� /� A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO ISSUE A COMMEMORATIVE STAMP HONORING THE RESCUE WORKERS, VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY TRAGEDY. UTiere 0, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, like the millions of Americans throughout our great country, have been stunned by the tragedy occurring in Oklahoma City last month; and V bereas, the Council believes that a sincere and fitting tribute not only to the victims and their families but also to the hundreds if not thousands of rescue workers would be a small token of helping Oklahoma City as well as our Nation begin to heal; and V btrtgg, the April 20, 1995, AP photo of an Oklahoma City Firefighter carrying one year old Baylee Almon epitomizes the heartfelt care, concern, and support of our Nation, as those affected begin to rebuild, regroup, and rededicate their individual lives as they begin to move on and move forward in light of these devastating circumstances; and 'IlIl btVtB8, the Common Council further believes that as a further sign of our Nation coming together as a family, that appropriate legislation be considered which would earmark two cents of every such Commemorative Stamp depicting the AP photograph be earmarked into a non - reverting fund to assist the families of the victims and the families of the volunteers like Rebecca Anderson, a nurse who gave her life rescuing victims from the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Downtown Oklahoma City. Jtobl, *re£ore, be it orLa U0 by the Common Couttsil of the City of koutb IRub, XTOigua' as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, joins with the millions of Americans in paying our respects to the families of the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing and pays special tribute to the thousands of volunteers who have been involved and continue to be involved in the search and rescue efforts. SECTION II. The Common Council believes that the appropriate entities of the United States Federal Government should begin discussions on the issuance of a special Commemorative Stamp depicting the AP photo of a Oklahoma City Firefighter carrying Baylee Almon, with two cents of each such stamp sold being earmarked into a special non - reverting fund to assist families of the victims and the volunteers who have been forever affected by this tragedy. SECTION III. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, calls upon all Americans to unite-together in assisting the City of Oklahoma and all of its residents in their own individual ways of helping them to move forward in rebuilding their lives as positively as possible in light of the circumstances. SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its ad ption by the Common Council and approval by the Ma y Stepl en L e, First District Thomas Zakrew th D' ct Kelly, Fifth District At Large fittest: 4\e , ., K %lo-� --�� Irene K. K. Gammon, City Clerk Joseph E. Keman, Mayor Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Council Attorney