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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5048-23 Approving an Interlocal Agreement for the Housing & Operation of the Special Victims Unit RESOLUTION No. 5048-23 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana July 24, 20 23 Attest: / City Clerk Dawn M. Jones Attest: %)/LO irttr-t President of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana July 25, 23 20 4607X-• /' / City Clerk Dawn M. Jones Approved signedAvor 20 pp and bY me Mayor BILL NO. 23-51 RESOLUTION NO. 5048-23 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANAAPPROVING AN EXTENSION OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA, FOR THE HOUSING AND OPERATION OF THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, through the South Bend Police Department("SBPD") has a history of cooperating with the St. Joseph County Prosecutor in the investigation and prosecution of crime within the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, St. Joseph County, Indiana, has created the Special Victims Unit("SVU") that conducts criminal investigations of child abuse and sex crimes deemed to have high impact upon the safety and welfare of citizens of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and which further provides services to victims of certain crimes; and WHEREAS, the SVU presently combines the expertise of highly skilled and trained law enforcement officers from the St. Joseph County Police Department, the SBPD, and the Mishawaka Police Department, as well as the technical and support services of Indiana University South Bend and the Notre Dame Security Police Department, to among other things investigate, provide services to victims, gather and report data, and share information with the SBPD concerning crimes involving child abuse and sex crimes and other connected crimes in St.Joseph County; and WHEREAS, the SVU is housed and operated out of the CASIE Center at 533 N Niles Ave, South Bend, IN; and WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-1-7,the Interlocal Cooperation Act,authorizes one or more governmental entities to exercise,jointly or by one entity on behalf of others,powers that may be exercised by such units severally; and WHEREAS, the Indiana City of South Bend, along with the County of St. Joseph share a combined interest in extending the existing Interlocal Agreement so that by working cooperatively, they may efficiently and effectively provide for the housing and operation of the SVU at the CASIE Center in St. Joseph County. WHEREAS,pursuant to IC 36-1-7,the City will cooperatively assist the SVU operation by providing funds to pay for the cost and expenses of housing and operation of the SVU, for an annual total of$40,000; and WHEREAS, The City of South Bend and St. Joseph County, Indiana, have proposed an extension of the Interlocal Agreement,a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 1, containing all the governing provisions for South Bend's participation in the funding of the housing and operation of the SVU; and WHEREAS, sufficient funds exist within the City's 2023 Budget to cover the City's costs of participation in the housing and operation of the SVU during calendar year 2023. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,AS FOLLOWS: Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,has considered and hereby ratifies, confirms, and approves the extension of the Interlocal Agreement attached as Exhibit 1 to this Resolution, governing the City of South Bend Police Department to provide funding for the housing and operation of the SVU at the CASIE Center in St. Joseph County, Indiana. Section II. The Board of Public Works was authorized to execute the extension of the Interlocal Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect retroactively as of July 1, 2023 from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Board of Public Works. v'` ,,� ,_ Sharon McBride, Council President South Bend Common Council Attest: 71 ' q?,:kk,,A7 Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Presented by me,the undersigned Clerk f the City of South Bend,to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the a5 day of , 2023, at , o'clock Q . m. //' ALJ ?-L /I Dawn M. Jones,City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Ir Approved and signed by me on the f s d day of I f Alf , 2023, at I I o'clock f m Ja s Mueller, Mayor Ci of South Bend, Indiana