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President 4th Floor, County-City Building
Karen L. White South Bend, IN 46601
Vice-President
Re: A RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON
Sharon L.McBride COUNCIL CONSENTING TO THE RENEWAL OR CONTINUANCE OF A
Chairperson,Committee DECLARATION OF A LOCAL DISASTER EMERGECY UNTIL THE
of the Whole NEXT REGULAR OR SPECIAL COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
Tim Scott
First District Dear Council Members:
Henry Davis,Jr.
Second District In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and in consideration of
other future emergency situations, we are asking for your favorable
Sharon L. McBride consideration of this Resolution.
Third District
Troy Warner Indiana Code 10-14-3-29 states that a declaration of a"local disaster
Fourth District emergency," declared only by the principal executive officer of a political
subdivision, may not be continued or renewed for more than seven (7) days
Jake Teshka except by or with the consent of the governing body of the political
Fifth District subdivision.
Sheila Niezgodski
Sixth District This Resolution essentially extends this period of time until the next
subsequent full Common Council meeting whether regular or special
Karen L. White meeting and ensures that there is no gap in the principal executive officer's
At Large declaration of a"local disaster emergency."
Rachel Tomas Morgan
At Large Given the urgency of the immediate crisis with which we find ourselves as a
City and as residents, we ask that this bill be assigned to and discussed at the
Lori K. Hamann Health and Public Safety Committee meeting and passed at the regular
At Large Council meeting on March 23, 2020.
Sincerely yours,
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Rachel Tomas Morgan
Council Member At Large
South Bend Common Council
BILL NO.20-05 MAR 18 2020
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL CONSENTING TO
THE RENEWAL OR CONTINUANCE OF A DECLARATION OF A LOCAL DISASTER
EMERGECY UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR OR SPECIAL COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
WHEREAS, Indiana Code 10-14-3-29 states that a"local disaster emergency"may be declared only by
the principal executive officer of a political subdivision; and,
WHEREAS,the same statute provides that a declaration of a"local disaster emergency"may not be
continued or renewed for more than seven (7) days except by or with the consent of the governing body of the
political subdivision; and
WHEREAS,any order or proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local disaster emergency
shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly in the office of the Clerk of the political
subdivision; and
WHEREAS,the effect of a declaration of"local disaster emergency": (1) activates the response and
recovery aspects of all applicable local or interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans; and, (2) authorizes the
furnishing of aid and assistance under such plans; and permits the principal executive officer of the political
subdivision to issue a"local travel advisory" at the"warning" level as defined under Indiana Code 10-14-3-
29.5; and
WHEREAS,the regular meetings of the South Bend Common Council take place on the second (2nd)
and fourth(4th) Mondays of each month, therefore creating a period of a minimum of fourteen(14) days and a
maximum of thirty(30) days between regular meetings; and
WHEREAS,it is the intent and desire of the Common Council to ensure that there is no gap in the
principal executive officer's declaration of a"local disaster emergency".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. The South Bend Common Council hereby consents to continue or renew any declaration of
"local disaster emergency"until the next subsequent full Common Council meeting whether regular meeting or
special meeting.
Section II. This consent is revoked upon any order or proclamation terminating the "local disaster
emergency".
Section III. This resolution shall be effective upon passage by the South Bend Common Council
and approval by the Mayor.
Tim Scott, Council President
South Bend Common Council