Commendation VIPS for their dedicated Volunteer Services

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RESOLUTION NO. 3 1 ~ ~ -O A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY HONORING THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT'S VOLUNTEERS IN POLICE SERVICE UNIT (NIPS) FOR BEING HONORED WITH THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS FOR THEIIt DEDICATED VOLUNTEER SERVICES ~1~ii~, the South Bend Common Council recognizes that in 2003, President George W. Bush established the President's Volunteer Service Award which give Presidential recognition to individuals, families and groups who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service each year as a way to inspire others to contribute to their communities; and Gvl~fivii~aa., the Council further recognizes that the President's Volunteer Service Awazd is issued by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, with awards being issued at the bronze, silver and gold levels, with many of the South Bend NIPS Program being honored with these awards; and ~~~eaa~, the International Association of Chiefs of Police manage and implement the NIPS Program in partnership with and on behalf of the White House Office of the USA Freedom Corps, and the U.S. Department of Justice and in South Bend in 2006, 68 individuals volunteered 10,281 hours to our community for training, special events, and patrolling; which was a 19% increase of the service hours in 2005, with such special event volunteer services being provided-for parades; walks & runs; funeral escorts; the sending of 57 warning letters for handicap parking violations; the sending of over 30 warning letters for pazking violations; completing 22 traffic safety surveys involving speed radar zones in residential and school azeas; and completing 224 neighborhood concerns tracking forms, which was an increase of 39.7% over 2005; and G~1~~, the South Bend Common Council wishes to thank and congratulate all members of the South Bend NIPS Program and in particulaz the following VIP Volunteers for their services in 2006: Phil Carlisle Jesse DeLeon Betty Hawn Don Perkins Alex Carrillo Juanita Dempsey Barb Leavell Shirley Perkins Kim Chism Cindy Diaz Pat Leavell Joyce Pinkerton Nancy Collins Maria Diaz Barb McClure Barbara Rogan Lee Connett Jessica Faucheux Linda Michalski Viola Sims Thomas Corse Phyllis Fields Teri Michalski Jack Willis Cindy. DeLeon Karen Gilbertson Roger Nimtz Lt. Richard Powers ~ouf, V~ex~e, lie cG-xea~~seQ; by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council publicly commends, honors and sincerely thanks all of the citizen volunteers who are members of the South Bend NIPS Program, for their dedication and commitment to helping others in serving the South Bend community. Section II. The Common Council believes that each and every member of the South Bend NIPS Program has demonstrated, by example, their services to our city which through their sustained commitment to civic participation, will hopefully inspire other to make volunteering a central part of their lives in the yeazs ahead. Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and . Dieter, 1 Ervin Kusn~.6~' Distri D. Pfeifer, °d i - Timothy e At ~. .i i~ elly, District ~ ~ ~"Buddy" Kir s, At •llo`; ~' Di ~ Kazen L.~ 't~( Large, ~' Varner, 5 'District Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Attorney PP SENTED 3 -C 2 - ~ oorde, City Clerk ~ NoT APP~ovED .~ ADOPTED 3 -~ Z--O ~ztedt~ l L'P ~~ ~!~, ,~ooy Stephen J. uecke, Mayor