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Bill No. Ordinance No. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING, CHAPTER 1 OF THE SOUTHBEND MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE INCLUSION OF NEW SECTION 1 -5.1 ENTITLED CITY FLAG STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The current South Bend City Flag dates back to the City of South Bend's Centennial Celebrations in 1965. The flag depicts a reproduction of the City Seal on a yellow background. On November 9, 2015, the South Bend Common Council adopted Resolution No. 4509 -15. That Resolution encouraged public participation in the City of South Bend Flag Design Contest and set forth governing rules and regulations regarding the process for formal approval of a new City Flag. The City Flag Contest was the culminating event of South Bend 150 celebrations marking the city's sesquicentennial. The new design is a unifying and recognizable symbol of the city that captures the spirit of South Bend's past, present and future. Over 200 flag designs were submitted for consideration. The competition was narrowed down to three (3) designs which were displayed as part of the First Friday festivities in December 2015 and on the South Bend 150 website, sb150.com. Section IV of Council Resolution 4509 -15 provided in part that the final flag design would require the passage of a city ordinance which would incorporate 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, and other appropriate regulations ". That Resolution also called for the adoption of a separate "formal Resolution setting forth the date and proper procedures to retire the current City Flag to a place of honor ". This ordinance upon passage would formally adopt a new City Flag for the City of South Bend, Indiana, and would codify the City Flag provisions into the South Bend Municipal Code. ©i "Imecl f -t /e I&C."w "' Cl2 o'pc�wi/ ae�.,zcG, ,-l'aww� aalcvl w" Section I. Chapter 1 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended by the inclusion of new Section 1 -5.1 which shall read in its entirety as follows: See. 1 -5.1 City Flag. (a) The official City Flag for the City of South Bend, Indiana, is depicted as follows: