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Home My WebLink About53-25 Amending Chapter 2, Article 1, Sections 2-12.1.15(C) and 2.12.1.17(A) to Add the Duty to Review All Law Enforcement Recordings Relevant to Any Complaint Filed with the Community Police Review Board Respectively * City of South Bend * Common Council 1,. II County-City Building • 227 \V. ellcrsou 131,.I * South Bend, Indiana lfi601 August 20, 2025 Catuietli Lee President Filed in Clerk's Otlicc Rachel Tomas Morgan South Bend Common Council Vice President AUG 2 0 21 4th Floor, County-City Building Troy Witmer Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN Chairperson, Committee South Bend, IN 46601 of the Whole Cacinetli I.rc Re: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY First District OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE ()phclia Gooden-Rodgers 1, SECTIONS 2-12.1.15(C) AND 2-12.1.17(A) TO ADD THE DUTY TO Second District REVIEW ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDINGS RELEVANT Sharon L. McBride TO ANY COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE COMMUNITY POLICE Third District REVIEW BOARD TO THE DUTIES OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD RESPECTIVELY Troy\Varner Fourth District Dear Chairperson Gooden-Rodgers: Sherry Bolden-Sunpsott On August 11, 2025, this Council passed Bill No. 43-25, as amended, Filth District Ordinance No. 11216-25 which amended Section 2-210 of the Municipal Sheila Niezgodski Code pertaining to fees and processes for public records requests. Among the Sixth District amendments to the ordinance is a provision that all public records request forms for law enforcement recordings shall contain the statement"upon the 1)r. Oliver Davis filing of a complaint by a resident with the Community Police review Board, At Large the Board Director and the Community Police Review Board will review all Rachel Tomas Morgan recordings relevant to that complaint."These amendments amend Sections 2- Al Large 12.1.15(c) and 2-12.1.17(a) of the South Bend Municipal Code to include the duties created by Bill No. 43-25 Ordinance No.11216-25 among the duties of Karen 1.. White the Review Board and the Director of the Review Board respectively. 1t Large e We ask that these proposed amendments to be placed on the agenda for consideration of the Community Relations Committee meeting for September 8, 2025, and the full Council meeting later that same evening. Thank you for your consideration. (371) 23,5-9321• Fax (37 1) 235-9173 •TDD (:371) 23,5-5567 • littp://www.southbetxlin.gov *** City of South Bend * Common Council * 161 County-City Building • 227 W.Jefferson Blvd * South Bend, Indiana 46601 Sincerely yours, 4111r/ Dr. Oliver Davis, At-Large, South Bend Common Council Sherry Bolden-Simpson, Fifth District, South Bend Common Council (574) 235-9321• Fax (57.4) 235-9173 •TDD (574) 235-5 567 • http://rwwv.southbcudin.gov Filed in Clerk's Office 0 2625 BILL NO. 53-25 Bianca Tirado ORDINANCE NO. City Clerk, South Bend, IN AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 2-12.1.15(C) AND 2-12.1.17(A) TO ADD THE DUTY TO REVIEW ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDINGS RELEVANT TO ANY COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD TO THE DUTIES OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD RESPECTIVELY STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT On August 11, 2025, this Council passed Bill No. 43-25, as amended, Ordinance No. 11216-25 which amended Section 2-210 of the Municipal Code pertaining to fees and processes for public records requests. Among the amendments to the ordinance is a provision that all public records request forms for law enforcement recordings shall contain the statement"upon the filing of a complaint by a resident with the Community Police review Board, the Board Director and the Community Police Review Board will review all recordings relevant to that complaint." These amendments amend Sections 2-12.1.15(c) and 2-12.1.17(a) of the South Bend Municipal Code to include the duties created by Bill No. 43-25 Ordinance No. 11216-25 among the duties of the Review Board and the Director of the Review Board respectively. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: Section I. South Bend Municipal Code Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-12.1.15(c) is amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec.2 Sec. 2-12.1.15. Review Board duties. (c) The Review Board shall: (1) Review the allegations of each complaint; (2) Review all law enforcement recordings relevant to any complaint; (3) If necessary, investigate the allegations of each complaint; (4) Collect, track and report civilian complaints; (5) Suggest revisions to existing, or the addition of new, policies when necessary; (6) Facilitate Community Advisory Group meetings and compile resident feedback; (7) Provide policy suggestions to the Common Council, Mayor, and Board of Public Safety; and (8) Recommend to the appropriate authority the additional investigation of complaints when necessary. Section II. South Bend Municipal Code Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-12.1.17(a) is amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 2-12.1.17. Review Office Director; staff. (a) The Mayor, with the consultation of the Common Council, shall appoint a full-time Director of the Review Office. The Director shall be supervised and be subject to review and evaluation by the Mayor or the Mayor's designee in collaboration with the Review Board and the Common Council. The duties of the Director shall include: (1) Managing the Review Office, including its staff; (2) Enhancing communications and good will between the police and residents; (3) Review all law enforcement recordings relevant to any complaint; (4) Maintaining records, confidential or otherwise, of all Complaints, proceedings thereon, and dispositions. Section III. Severabilit_v. If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section IV. Effective Date. These amendments to the ordinances shall be in full force and effect January 1, 2026. Canneth J. Lee, Council President South Bend Common Council Attest: Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the day of , 2025, at o'clock .m. Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk Office of the City Clerk Approved and signed by me on the day of , 2025, at o'clock .m. James Mueller, Mayor City of South Bend, Indiana