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RESOLUTION
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Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
January 26,
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
January 27, 20 04
City Clerk
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Approved and signed by me January 29 20 04 .
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City Clerk
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Resolution No. 3 Z g r- 0
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, COMMENDING POLICE CORPORAL DEREK D. DIETER
FOR HIS TWENTY (20) YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AS A
DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM OF
THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT
NbergOS, the South Bend Common Council is proud to honor Corporal Derek D. Dieter
who has served with distinction as a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team for the
past twenty (20) years, the longest tenure of any South Bend Police Officer on SWAT; and
MOVea%, the Common Council recognizes that Corporal Derek D. Dieter has served as a
SWAT Team Leader for ten (10) years, and in that capacity he has helped develop programs
where SWAT members become a highly trained, self - motivated group of professional police
officers who are called upon in high risk situations to combat the "war on drugs ", to suppress
street gangs and other illegal activities, while utilizing responsible response techniques aimed
at bringing a resolution to such critical incidents which threaten the public health and safety of
our community; and
W& V00, the Common Council recognizes that during his twenty (20) years of SWAT
service, Corporal Dieter participated in over six hundred (600) SWAT call outs in which no
police officer was seriously hurt and where deadly force was not used in resolving many of
these life and death situations; and
i( bgVCaB, the Common Council recognizes the special tactical training of the members of
SWAT are done in light of the latest tactics and operations training in police work as SWAT
works in conjunction with the National Tactical Officer Association (NTOA), the Indiana
Association of Hostage /Crisis Negotiators (IAHCN), the Indiana SWAT Officer Association,
Inc. (ISOA), the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the FBI, and many other
organizations dedicated to provide professional training for this elite group of police officers.
Motu, therefore, be it resolbeb by the (Common council of ilie Cite of §outh
venb, 10fana, as follotus:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
hereby publicly honors the POLICE CORPORAL DEREK D. DIETER for his twenty (20) years
of dedicated service and leadership on the Special Weapons and Tactics Team of the South
Bend Police Department.
Section II. The Common Council commends DEREK D. DIETER for his decision to
"retire" from SWAT so that he can focus more of his time on the needs of the citizens of the Ist
Councilmanic District and to working closely with his new colleagues on the South Bend
Common Council.
Section III. The Common Council believes that CORPORAL DIETER'S exemplary service
on the Special Weapons and Tactics Team of the South Bend Police Department has brought
the highest of honors to himself, the South Bend SWAT team, and to our entire community.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by
the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
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Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand,
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Stephen J. Lue l e, Mayor