Urging the Indiana General Assembly to Pass a Law to Prohibit the Drinking of Alcohol While Driving

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RESOLUTION NO. /"/- 9 / A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, URGING THE INDIANA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PASS A LAW TO PROHIBIT THE DRINKING OF ALCOHOL WHILE DRIVING. WHEREAS, more than forty (40) of the fifty (50) States have State legislation which prohibits the drinking of alcohol while driving a motor vehicle; and WHEREAS, House Bill 1089 was voted down by an eight to four margin on January 17, 1991, by the Public Policy, Ethics and Veterans Affairs Committee at the Indiana House; and WHEREAS, the Bill had the support of the Governor's Task Force to Reduce Drunk Driving, the Indiana State Police, the insurance industry, and thousands of Hoosiers throughout the State of Indiana; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, believes that a law of this type would be an instrumental tool in assisting law enforcement officers against drunk driving; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend believes that our elected officials in both the House and Senate, which represent this area, should take aggressive action in seeing that a law that is so strongly needed is passed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: SECTION I. On behalf of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council urges the Indiana General Assembly to pass a strict State law which prohibits the drinking of alcoholic beverages while driving a motor vehicle. SECTION II. The Common Council urges that all other private and civic organizations and concerned citizens write to their State Representatives and Senators, urging them to pass this important State law. SECTION III. The Common Council requests that a copy of this Resolution be sent to each of the State Representatives and Senators representing the City of South Bend, and also to each of the Members of the Public Policy, Ethics and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Indiana House. This Resolution shall be in full for Common Council and approval by the Mayor. ce and effect from and after its adoption by the Fourth ric� *tlol Sean Coleman, At -Large 4-e- i e & � e 4- Irene K. Gammon, Josep E. Kernan, City Clerk Mayor