HomeMy WebLinkAboutAppropriating $44,800.00 Federal Assistance Grant Various Public Safety ProgramsORDINANCE No. 5713 -74
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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IRENE K. GAMMON
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
AUGUST 13, 19 74
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Clerk
of Common Council
IRENE K. GAMMON
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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $44,800.00 FROM
THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING,
FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS, TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
WHEREAS, additional funds are needed by the
Department of Public Safety to administer certain Public Safety
programs and to insure the Department's ability to properly
perform its functions during the year of 1974.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council
of the City of South Bend as follows:
SECTION I. That the sum of $44,800.00 is hereby
appropriated for the year of 1974 from the Federal Assistance
Grant Fund, commonly known as the General Revenue Sharing Trust
Fund. This appropriation is to be administered by the Department
of Public Safety and will be distributed as set forth below:
"Program FA64 "Overtime Foot Patrol"
Account Description Amount
Services
Personal 130.0 "Extra & Overtime" $44,800.00
Total Services Personal $44,800.00
Total FA64 $44,800.00
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council,
approval by the Mayor, and the fulfillment of all statutory
requirements for emergency appropriations.
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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $44,800.00
FROM THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS GENERAL
REVENUE SHARING, FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC
SAFETY PROGRAMS, TO BE ADMINISTERED
BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH
ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
RespeaNly report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion the Ordinance Should be
recommended favorably to the Common Council.
Odell Newburn
Chairman
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CITY OF SOUTH BEND
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Jerry J. Miller
Mayor
G. Patrick Gallagher
Director, Public Safety
Mr. Peter Nemeth
Council Members
Council Chambers
4th Floor, County -City Bldg.
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Dear Mr. Nemeth:
Reply To:
July 17, 1974
The Overtime Foot Patrol has been deployed in Census Tract #29 during the
months of February, March, April, May and June, 1974. There continues to
be an appreciable reduction of Part I Offenses in Tract #29 along with the
surrounding census tracts so that crime displacement is not apparent.
During the four month period of March - June, 1974, for which comparative
statistics are available for Census Tract #29, there has been a substantial
16.7% reduction in the volume of Part I Offenses in that tract compared to
a 9.5% reduction city -wide. The month of June, 1974 shows a 32% reduction
of Part I Offenses in Tract #29 when compared to June, 1973, while city-
wide there was a 12.3% decrease when comparing June, 1974 to June, 1973.
The Department of Public Safety and the Bureau of Police are certain that
the Overtime Foot Patrol is having a significant impact on crime in what
was previously one of the highest crime districts in the city. The sub-
stantial reduction of Part I Offenses in Tract #29, which can be attributed
to the presence of the Foot Patrol, directly contributes to obtaining the
welcome city -wide reduction in Part I Offenses.
Chief Robert Urban and Chief Donald Foy feel that the Overtime Foot Patrol
has been extremely successful, especially in dealing with the juvenile
population in Tract #29.
A test was conducted of Overtime Foot Patrol effectiveness. The Overtime
Foot Patrol was temporarily removed from Tract #29 and placed in another
census tract. During the time the Bureau of Police began to experience
increased problems in Tract #29 and replaced the Foot Patrol in that census
tract to alleviate the situation.
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Common Council
July 17, 1974
From February, 1974 to June, 1974 the Overtime Foot Patrol provided
7,062 hours of police service at an average cost of $5.00 per hour.
They accounted for 25 arrests, which included Assault and Battery,
Burglary, Drugs, Larcenies, Traffic and Liquor Law violations. The
Overtime Foot Patrol officers assisted the regular patrol cars in the
designated area 278 times and tallied over 700 contacts with businessmen
during the course of their patrols.
The Department of Public Safety and the Bureau of Police emphatically
feel that the Overtime Foot Patrol is worth the cost in dollars, time
and manpower. The benefits described above, along with the increased
feeling of security and cooperation by the residents and businessmen
in Tract #29 more than substantiate total program costs.
The Overtime Foot Patrol has proven a successful program in crime reduction
and police- citizen relations and is presently in need of continued funding
so that its success will continue.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Patrick Gallagher
CC: Roger Parent
Public Safety Subcommittee