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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEstablishing a Firearms Training FundORDINANCE No 6974 -81 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana Attest: October 12 Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana Approved and signed by October 14, ?- A- s /f 19 81 City Clerk GAMMON ident of Common Council 19 81 IRENE K. GAMMON �9 ff/ xL 'e� Clerk ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FIREARMS TRAINING FUND. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT: The 1981 General Assembly of the State of Indiana amended I.C. 35- 23 -4.1 -5 to mandate the police department collectn foraa Five Dollar ($5.00) application fee from any person applying handgun license. The statute now requires that the fee be deposited into the police department's firearms training fund or other appropriate training activities fund and used by the department exclusively for the purpose �fother training law enforcement enforcement dutiesficers in the proper use of firearms o NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I. That a firearms training and that all fees collected for handgun license deposited in that fund. firearms training fund be for the purpose of training of firearms or other law fund be established applications be SECTION II. That monies in the used by the police department exclusively law enforcement officers in the proper use enforcement duties. SECTION III. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Member of t e Common Council t LJJJ 1st READING Q ' a � � / � ` a' � ~'' � ` "'PI PUBLIC HEARING 16 —1 L — g CITY CLERK, SOUTE SK 19, Uf 2nd READING NOT APPROVED REFERRED p PASSED 10 CITY of SOUTH BEND ROGER O. PARENT, Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT 701 W. Sample Street South Bend, Indiana 46625 DAN D. THOMPSON Chief of Police September 23, 1981 219/284 -9311 Common Council of the City of South Bend 4th Floor, County -City Building South Bend, Indiana Dear Members of the Common Council: Attached is a proposed Ordinance which establishes a firearms training fund, into which all fees collected for handgun license applications shall be deposited. The Ordinance also provides the uses to which monies in this fund can be put. The establishment of this fund and the use of those monies follow the requirements of I.C. 35- 23- 4.1 -5, which the General Assembly passed this year. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have on this matter. Very truly yours, Dan D. Thompson, Chief South Bend Police Department coo t4c ctommon Monnrd of tot TUP of 00VA Vfnk: Your Committee OF THE WHOLE to whom was referred BILL NO. 98 -81 A BILL ESTABLISHING A FIREARMS TRAINING FUND. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion THIS BILL SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL FAVORABLE. JOHN VOORDE Chairman FREE PRESS o4i�W PUBLISHING CO.