HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-07 Resolution Appointing Marla Godette to a Two-Year Term as a Member of the Community Police Review Board Filed in Clerk's Office
City of South Bend
* mm Feb 17, 2026
* Common Council Bianca Tirado
300 City Ha11• 215 S.Martin Luther King,Jr. Blvd. City Clerk. South Bend, IN
* * South Bend, Indiana 46601
Canneth Lee February 17, 2026
President South Bend Common Council
Sheila Niezgodski
Vice President Attn: Council Member Gooden-Rodgers
Troy Warner215 S. Dt. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 300
Chairperson,Committee South Bend, IN 46601
of the Whole
Canneth Lee RE: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COMMON
First District COUNCIL APPOINTING MARLA GODETTE TO COMPLETE
THECURRENTLY VACANT INITIAL TWO-YEAR TERM AS A
Opheia Gooden-Rodgers MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW BOARD
Second District
BOARD
Sharon L.McBride
Third District Dear Chairperson Gooden-Rodgers:
Troy Warner As you know, there is currently a vacancy on the Community Police
Fourth District Review Board. This proposed resolution appoints Marla Godette to fill the
Sherry Bolden-Simpson vacant unexpired initial two-year term.
Fifth District Please file this proposed resolution and place it on the agenda for the
Sheila Niezgodski Community Relations Committee meeting for February 23,2026,and the full
Sixth District Council meeting later that evening.
Dr. Oliver Davis Thank you for your consideration.
At Large
Sincerely yours,
Rachel Tomas Morgan
At Large
Karen L.White iVi .'2Q-ICLa&—
At Large
Canneth Lee, President
South Bend Common Council
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Filed in Clerk's Office
Feb 17, 2026
BILL NO. 26-07 Bianca t irado
City Clerk, South Bend, IN
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL
APPOINTING MARLA GODETTE TO COMPLETE THE CURRENTLY VACANT
INITIAL TWO-YEAR TERM AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE
REVIEW BOARD
WHEREAS, Section 2-12.1.13(a)(3) of the South Bend Municipal Code addressing the
Community Police Review Board provides in relevant part: "After the term of each initial
Member is completed, the Common Council shall appoint Members with each Member
serving a three (3)year term or term or until their successors are appointed, but for no
longer than sixty (60) days beyond the expiration of their term."and
WHEREAS, there is currently a vacancy among the members of the Review Board for
an initial two-year term.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of
South Bend appoints Marla Godette nominated by 3rd District Council Member Sharon McBride,
to complete the currently vacant two-year term as a member of the Community Police Review
Board.
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 ,2026, at _ o'clock .m.
Bianca L. Tirado, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Approved and signed by me on the day of , 2026,at o'clock
.m.
James Mueller,Mayor
City of South Bend, Indiana