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RESOLUTION
NO. 2429 -96
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
December 23, 96
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
December 26, 96
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RESOLUTION NO. AA - q6
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, COMMENDING JOSEPH E. KERNAN FOR HIS NINE (9) YEARS OF
DEDICATED SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.
'O &Vtgg, the South Bend Common Council proudly acknowledges that Joseph E.
Keman has served as Mayor of our fine City for the past nine years; and
'B btrtag, the Council acknowledges that as the Lieutenant Governor -Elect for the State of
Indiana, Mayor Joe will head the state's economic development efforts and will seek to foster a
state that is "safe, attractive, vibrant, inexpensive, strong, fun, stable and healthy" , like the goals
he established for the City of South Bend in his State of the City Address to the Council; and
"O btrta Z, Mayor Keman was the first South Bend Mayor to ever win a third four -year
term in our City's history, reflecting the popularity and the support of the many programs he and
his very able staff have fostered by placing the City on an aggressive mission of being recognized
as a model city by the year 2000; and
Mbtrtag, some of his many achievements and accomplishments include: the Sister City
Program with Czestochowa, Poland; Mayor's Night Out and Mayor's Night In Programs; the
Good Neighbors /Good Neighborhoods initiative as well as the multitude of neighborhood
programs and the revitalized economic commitment to enhance and improve neighborhood
activities; stabilizing the City's financial base by improving the City's bond rating to AA;
revitalizing the downtown; the opening of Blackthorn Development Area; the College Football
Hall of Fame; and enthusiastically supporting and promoting the South Bend Silver Hawks; and
Ubtrtss, the dedication and caring attitude of this special public servant, who has built
his entire career on trust, will continue to instill confidence in our State and our citizens. Because
of his efforts, we will "celebrate the dawn of a new millennium ", will "be excited about the
prospects ", and will be "ready to tackle all of the challenges and excitement that it will bring."
POW, ZbgrtfOrt, Vt It @Vhf Ytb by the Common Council of the City of South
Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. On behalf of all the the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the
Common Council hereby publicly commends JOSEPH E. KERNAN for his nine (9) years of
dedicated and selfless service to all of the citizens of South Bend, Indiana.
Section H. The Common Council notes that under Mayor Joe's leadership the keystone
has been his sincere committment of working together to preserve and enhance our community,
with the citizens of our community being the true benefactors of his legacy and vision.
Section IIL The South Bend Common Council wishes Mayor Joe and his wife, Maggie,
continued success as they take on state -wide issues, and encourage them to return to our City
often, since the welcome mat will always be out.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
by the Common Council.
Stephen Luecke, Member David Varner, Member
Charlotte Pfeifer, Memb r
Roland Kelly, Member
John Broden, Member
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Loretta Duda, City Clerk
Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Council Attorney
PRESENTED /)
NOT APPROVED
ADOPTED
Thomas Zakrzewski, Member
Sean Coleman, Member
John Hosinski, Member
Filed in Clerk's Office
DEC 1 8 1996
LORETTA J. DUDA
CITY CLERK. Su. REND,'W