Encouraging Public Participation in the City of South Bend Flag Design Contest

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• Resolution on the City of South Bend Flag Design Contest Page 2 * *. * td) * * j * * by way of comparison, the design of the Indiana State Flag * * * * was the result of a "design competition sponsored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution" during the State of Indiana's 1916 Centennial Celebration. Over 200 proposals were received and reviewed with the winning design being that of Moorseville, Indiana artist Paul Hadley. The Indiana General Assembly formally adopted the official state flag effective May 31, 1917, with the Indiana General Assembly's statute being codified as Indiana Code § 1-2-2. The Indiana State Flag depicts a "flaming torch standing for liberty and enlightenment...the thirteen stars of the outer circle represent the thirteen original colonies...the five stars of the inner circle represent the next five states admitted to the Union [and] the largest star, positioned at the top of the torch...represents Indiana, the nineteenth state; and fie, upon a final city flag design being selected, as outlined above, an ordinance properly amending Chapter 1 of the South Bend Municipal Code would be filed with the Office of the City Clerk. This would enable the Common Council to pass or defeat, at a public meeting, an ordinance regarding the new City Flag, and if approved formally codifying it into the City Code along with appropriate regulations addressing its display and use at public functions, as well as retiring and disposal of a City Flag when it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, as well as addressing other appropriate regulations, and e, if a new City Flag is approved, the Common Council shall,in a separate Resolution, set forth the date and proper procedures to retire the current City Flag to a place of honor. Was Jeenyfira le it reddea G dee 4Pon nwn Oanar&/Me ye mat gispene4 Sliane4 aQ,fb&wad: Section I. The South Bend Common Council encourages and welcomes vibrant public participation in the ongoing City of South Bend Flag Design Contest. Section II. The Common Council encourages anyone wishing to participate to get more information from the website sb150.com/flag and submit a flag design proposal by the deadline of Monday,November 23, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. Section III. The final flag designs selected by representatives of the South Bend 150 Celebration Committee must be consistent with the "Entry Rules, Thematic Elements to Include, Colors, and Five Basic Principles of Flag Design posted at sb150.com/flag.