HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No 23-2021 - Retirement of Firefighter Robert A. Krizmanich's Helmet and BootsRESOLUTION NO. 23-2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON THE DISPOSAL OF UNFIT
AND/OR OBSOLETE PROPERTY
FIREFIGHTER FIRE HELMET AND BOOTS
WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36-9-6-1 et. seq., the Board of Public Works ("Board") has
the duty and authority to have custody, control, use, and to dispose of real and personal property
owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, IC 5-22-22-6 permits and establishes the procedure for disposal of personal
property which is no longer needed by the City and which is unfit for the purpose for which it was
intended; and
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2021, Firefighter Robert A. Krizmanich retired from the South
Bend, Indiana, Fire Department after thirty-five plus (35+) years of service, and the Board of
Public Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana has determined that he has retired in good
standing; and
WHEREAS, Chief Carl Buchanon has advised the Board that this Firefighter’s fire helmet
and boots (“Property”) are of no further use to the Department, are of no practical value, and have
an estimated market value of less than one-thousand dollars ($1,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Property is worthless as that term is defined
in I.C. 5-22-22-8(b); and
WHEREAS, I.C. 5-22-22 permits and establishes procedures for the disposal of personal
property which is either unfit for the purpose for which it was intended, no longer needed by the
City, or property which is deemed worthless.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of
South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
1. The Property is no longer needed by the City of South Bend, is unfit for the purposes
for which was intended, and has an estimated value of less than one-thousand dollars
($1,000.00).
2. The Property may be demolished, junked or otherwise disposed in a manner determined
by the Fire Chief, including donation to the Firefighter as a token for his years of service
to the City of South Bend.
ADOPTED at a meeting of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works held
on July 27, 2021, at 1308 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend,
Indiana 46601.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
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Elizabeth A. Maradik, President
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Jordan V. Gathers, Member
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Joseph R. Molnar, Member
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Attest: Anne Fuchs, Clerk