HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-12-2026 FINAL Common Council Meeting Agenda
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SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL
M EETING A GENDA
Monday, January 12, 2026
7:00 P.M.
The South Bend Common Council meeting will be open to the public
at the Council Chambers on the 3rd floor of the South Bend City Hall, 215 S. Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601
or available by way of a virtual meeting using the Microsoft Teams Meeting
App. Public access to the meeting can be granted by this Microsoft Teams Link:
https://tinyurl.com/SBCC011226
1. INVOCATION
2. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL
4. REPORT FROM THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES
DECEMBER 8, 2025
JANUARY 5, 2026 (ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING)
5. SPECIAL BUSINESS
2026 YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL SWEAR-IN CEREMONY
6. REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICES
7. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TIME:_____
BILL NO.
78-25 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14,
ARTICLE 15, SECTION 14-175 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SOUTH
BEND POLICE OFFICER TIME INCLUDED AS AN ABSORBED EXPENSE
FOR A SPECIAL EVENT
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80-25 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE
SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES
FOR CLARIFICATION AND CONSISTENCY TO SIMPLIFY
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND TO ACHIEVE HIGHER QUALITY
DEVELOPMENT (THIRD SUBSTITUTE)
8. BILLS ON THIRD READING TIME:______
BILL NO.
78-25 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 14,
ARTICLE 15, SECTION 14-175 TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SOUTH
BEND POLICE OFFICER TIME INCLUDED AS AN ABSORBED EXPENSE
FOR A SPECIAL EVENT
80-25 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE
SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES
FOR CLARIFICATION AND CONSISTENCY TO SIMPLIFY
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND TO ACHIEVE HIGHER QUALITY
DEVELOPMENT (THIRD SUBSTITUTE)
9. RESOLUTIONS
BILL NO.
25-47 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPACT OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ON SNAP RECIPIENTS AND
CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER EMERGENCY
MEASURES TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING FOOD
INSECURITY
10. BILLS ON FIRST READING
BILL NO.
01-26 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, REPEALING, SUPERSEDING AND
REPLACING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 2-10.1 BY ESTABLISHING
THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL RULES
COMMITTEE AND ELIMINATING THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR
FILING COMPLAINTS AGAINST COUNCIL MEMBERS
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12. NEW BUSINESS
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13. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR
14. ADJOURNMENT TIME: _________
Notice for Hearing and Sight Impaired Persons
Auxiliary Aid Or Other Services Are Available Upon Request At No Charge.
Please Give Reasonable Advance Request When Possible.
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into Spanish. All agendas are available online from the Council’s website, and also in paper format in the Office of the City Clerk, 4th Floor County-City
Building. Reasonable efforts have been taken to provide an accurate translation of the text of the agenda, however, the officiate is the English
version. Any discrepancies which may be created in the translation are not binding. Such translations do not create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a party against the Common Council or the City of South Bend, Indiana.