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HENRY DAVIS
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2"°District South Bend City Council
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
October 22, 2014
Contact Henry Davis, Jr.
Email hdavisCa).southbendinaa
Phone: 315-4112
PUBLIC SAFETY FORUM
Public safety is an important issue that requires our immediate attention. Safety is not
only an area of concern for the city of South Bend but for our great country we call
America. Over the past few weeks the topic of implementing a Citizens Review Board
in the City of South Bend has taken center stage., During the Community Conversations
there have been a very progressive dialogue centered on the opportunities and
challenges of creating a Citizens Review Board. Residents shared concern about how
this Board will have a serious voice in the discourse about safety in our city. In our last
Community Conversation we had the privilege of hearing firsthand from Mr. Tom Steven
who was recently involved in an incident with a South Bend Police Officer.
"Community Conversations are about giving the community a voice and chance to
weigh in on issues that matter to them the most. We must change the way we do
business because currently we have an opportunity to strengthen trust between the
residents and the public safety officers."
-Councilman Henry Davis Jr.
The next meeting will be held at Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
located at 206 South Falcon Street at 7pm on Thursday, October 23, 2014. If the
community decides that a Citizens Review Board in not the right direction to go at this
time it is important to keep the dialogue ongoing about citizen input on issues that are
important to all residents. Also special invitation have been sent to the South Bend
Mayor's Office, to members of the Health and Public Safety Committee of the South
Bend Common Council, Indiana's ACLU, South Bend's branch of the NAACP, and the
Department of Justice. Your involvement is important and together we can make the
difference.
227 W.Jefferson Blvd.Rm.441
County-City Building South Bend,IN Office: (574)235-9321
Voicemail: (574)235-5983 Email:hdovis @scuthbendin-gov