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Special Meeting - January 12, 1970.
A special meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 3:00
P.M., on January 12, 1970, with all members present. Lloyd S. Taylor,
President of the Board,presided.
Also present at the meeting were Fire Chief Joseph L. Zurat, Detective
Sergeant William E. Floring and Deputy City Attorney Robert J. DuComb, Jr.
The purpose of the meeting was to consider charges filed by Fire Chief
Joseph L. Zurat against Fireman Stephen William Danielowicz, III, for
violation of Article IX, Sections 3 and 29 of the General Rules and Regu-
lations of the South Bend Fire Department, on December 23, 1969.
Fireman Stephen William Danielowicz was called, but came not; nor did
counsel appear in his behalf.
Detective Sergeant William E. Floring of the South Bend Police Department
testified he attempted to serve notice of the charges upon Mr. Danielowicz
at 2019 Bergan Street, the home of his mother and his last known address;
that he was informed by the mother she had not seen nor heard from her son
since before Thanksgiving and did not know his present whereabouts; and
that further attempts to locate Mr. Danielowicz had been unsuccessful.
Fire Chief Zurat testified that Fireman Stephen William Danielowicz failed
to appear for duty at 7:00 A.M., on December 23, 1969 upon the completion
of a 60 day suspension commencing October 24, 1969, as ordered by this
Board on November 3, 1969, for violation of Article IX, Sections 3, 4 and
5 of the General Rules and Regulations of the South Bend Fire Department;
that Mr. Danielowicz has never contacted the Department; that the Depart-
ment has been unable to locate him, and his present whereabouts are unknown.
At the conclusion of the testimony, it was moved, seconded and carr`.ied
that Stephen William Danielowicz, III, be dismissed from the South Bend
Fire Department effective December 24, 1969.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ad-
journed at 3:50 P.M.
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