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I Vii i \y <br /> c`9 uigee .. <br /> 2 t� <br /> The South Bend Common Council <br /> 227 West Jefferson Boulevard,Room 441 <br /> Downtown South Bend,Indiana 46601 <br /> 574.235.9321 574.235.5567 TDD <br /> November 18, 2015 <br /> The South Bend Common Council <br /> 4th Floor County-City Building <br /> South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br /> Re: Clarification of Penalty Provisions <br /> Dear Council Members: <br /> The attached ordinance would clarify the penalty provisions for exciting provisions of the South <br /> Bend Municipal Code. More specifically: <br /> • Section 2-141(b)(4)has banned the discharge of firearms in public cemeteries since the passage <br /> of Ordinance No. 7108-82 in 1982, with the only limited exceptions being at military funerals <br /> and memorial celebrations. <br /> • Section 13-58 addressing the "discharging firearms prohibited" has been on the books since <br /> 1962, originally codified as Section 26-10. <br /> • Section 13-96 addressing the penalty for having a firearm at a public meeting was passed on <br /> June 27, 2011 as part of Ordinance No. 10098-11. <br /> • Section 19-44 addressing the banning of firearms in public parks has been on the books since <br /> July 9, 1973 when Ordinance No. 5544-73 was passed and then codified into the then City <br /> Code as Section 4-50. <br /> We have worked with the City Administration, as well as our former and new Police Chief on this <br /> needed clarification which we all believe is in the best interest of the City of South Bend. All fines <br /> for violation of the above-listed sections of the South Bend Municipal Code would be the same, <br /> with a detailed listing being set forth in Section II of the attached ordinance. <br />