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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRecommending to the Board of Works that it Designate Martin Luther King Day as a City HolidayAttes RESOLUTION 4150 -12 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 13, 12 20 Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 14, 20 12 City Clerk dent of Common Council Approved and signed by me r ��Na''% �% 20 City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT IT DESIGNATE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY AS ONE OF THE HOLIDAYS FOR SOUTH BEND CITY EMPLOYEES BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2013 6A" on November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by U.S. Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, which formally created a federal holiday to honor Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The first observance began on January 20, 1986, and has been celebrated each year thereafter on the third Monday of January; and (X" in 1986, the Indiana General Assembly enacted Public Law 2 -1986 which established Martin Luther King, Ys, birthday as a legal holiday in Indiana, and further designated that the holiday would be the third Monday in January; and GA" the county employees in St. Joseph County and Elkhart County have the opportunity to celebrate MLK Day activities in light of the Board of County Commissioners for both of those counties formally designating the 3rd Monday in January as a paid county holiday; and (W the Common Council recognizes that the Board of Public Works specifies the dates each year which will be observed as the nine (9) designated holidays and that during challenging fiscal times in 1987, Martin Luther King Day became one (1) of nine (9) non - designated holidays which a city employee could select and has remained in that classification to this day; and 6�, the Common Council believes that South Bend City employees who are governed by the Board of Public Works holiday resolution should have the opportunity to celebrate Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a designated holiday on the 3rd Monday of January like other county and federal employees; as well as employees of the South Bend Community School Corporation. Q46' , &Lmlom, Ge cl mw4 d, 6o & $"man Wan - o/616 TOY 65ad ✓9sna! C-Andana, as follows: Section I. The South Bend Common Council believes that discussions should commence with the City Administration to formally change Martin Luther King, Jr. Day from the "non- designated holiday" list to become a designated holiday for city employees governed by the Board of Public Works. Upon successful conclusion of those discussions, an ordinance would then to introduced to amend South Bend Municipal Code, Section 2 -121. Section II. This Resolution shall be in full force an e ct fr d after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. Dr. Fred Ferlic, 41h District Derek D. Dieter, At Large Gavi ic, At Large Kar n L. White, At Large A I 1 spi3 TN g� City of South Bend Common Council x 1865 441 County -City Building . 227 W. Jefferson Blvd South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 Derek D. Dieter President Oliver J. Davis Vice - President Karen L. White Chairperson, Committee of the Whole Tim Scott First District February 8, 2012 South Bend Common Council 4"' Floor County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 (574) 235 -9321 Fax (574) 235 -9173 http://www.southbendin.gov Re: PROPOSED RESOLUTION MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, JR AS A CITY HOLIDAY Henry Davis, Jr. Dear Council Members: Second District We are sponsoring the attached resolution to prompt discussion with the City Valerie Schey Administration in the interest of having the 3rd Monday of January designate Third District Martin Luther King Day, Jr. as a city holiday in South Bend. Fred Ferlic Fourth District As noted in the resolution, the City of South Bend is conspicuously absent in this day being an official city holiday. The State of Indiana, St. Joseph County, Elkhart David Varner County and the federal government are some of the many who designated this day Fifth District as an official holiday many years ago. Oliver J. Davis We look forward to discussing this with your further at Monday's Personnel and Sixth District Finance Committee meeting. Thank you. Derek D. Dieter At Large Zer re Gavin Ferlic At Large J. s 6th District Council Member Karen L. White At Large Henry D vis, Jr. 2nd District Council Member TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred: BILL NO. 12 -11 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT IT DESIGNATE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY AS ONE OF THE HOLIDAYS FOR SOUTH BEND CITY EMPLOYEES BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2013 Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion, this bill is being recommended to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. This bill was heard by the Personal & Finance Committee. Karen L. White Chairperson, Committee of the Whole