HomeMy WebLinkAbout5172-26 Resolution Acknowledging the Completion of the Final Report of the South Bend Reparatory Justice Commission and Inviting the Commission to Make a Formal Presentation to the Common Council in an Upcoming Meeting RESOLUTION No . 5172-26
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 26, 26
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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BILL NO. 26-15
RESOLUTION NO. 5172-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA ACKNOWLEDGING THE COMPLETION OF THE FINAL REPORT OF
THE SOUTH BEND REPARATORY JUSTICE COMMISSION AND INVITING THE
COMMISSION TO MAKE A FORMAL PRESENTATION TO THE COMMON
COUNCIL IN AN UPCOMING MEETING
WHEREAS, on September 25, 2023, the Common Council, under then President Sharon
McBride passed Resolution No. 5053-23 announcing the formation of a Reparatory Justice
Commission to study various aspects of Reparatory Justice in South Bend; and
WHEREAS, the resolution stated that the Commission would operate independently of
the Common Council, would select its own chairperson, determine its own direction in the
discussion of reparatory justice in South Bend and related matters; and
WHEREAS, the original members of the Commission were David Buggs, Wilner Cusic,
Conrad Damian, Aladean DeRose, John Duffy, Judith Fox, Darryl Heller, James Lewis, Cordell
Martin, Alma Powell, Trina Robinson, Gilbert C. Washington, Cassandra White, and Regina
Williams-Preston with Takisha Jacobs and Richard Warfield subsequently added; and
WHEREAS, the Commission recently completed its assigned mission by submitting its
final report consisting of 138 pages detailing the history of racial discrimination in South Bend
and identifying possible remedies by individual subcommittees addressing:
Employment/Economic Opportunity/Wealth Gap, Housing, Education, and Health and Mental
Health; and
WHEREAS,the Common Council invites the Commission to make a formal presentation
of its final report to the Common Council at the June 8, 2026, Council meeting under the"Special
Business" agenda item.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the Common Council of the City of South
Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. The South Bend Common Council acknowledges and appreciates the work
performed by the South Bend Reparatory Justice Commission in completing its final report.
Section II. The Common Council looks forward to an opportunity to engage with
Commission members during a Common Council meeting.
Section III. The Commission is invited to formally present its final report at the June 8,
2026, Council meeting under the"Special Business"agenda item.
Section IV. This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage by
the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
Dated this 26th day of May 2026
Canneth J. L e, Council President
South Bend Common Council
Attest:
B'anca L. Tirado, Ci lerk
Office of the City Cl k
Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the
City of South Bend, Indiana on the 27th day of May , 2026, at 12 o'clock p.m.
Bianca L. Tirado, i lerk
Office of the City Clerk
Approved and signed by me on the ZyM day of /147 , 2026, at ) o'clock
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Jame ueller, Mayor
Cit f South Bend, Indiana