HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommending Jenny Pitts Manier for his 9 Years of Dedicated Service in the City of South Bend's City Attorney OfficeAttest
RESOLUTION
NO. 2433 -97
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
January 27,
97
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
January 28, 7
19
Approved and signed by me
January 30
Clerk
of Common Council.
97
City Clerk
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. c�N33-
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF SOUTH BEND,
VDIANA, COMMENDING JENNY P=S MANIER FOR HER NINE (9) YEARS OF
UbtrtOS, the South Bend Common Council proudly acknowledges that Indiana
Lieutenant Governor Joseph E. Kernan has selected Jenny Pitts Manier as his Chief Legal
Counsel effective February 1, 1997; and
V&VtOtl, the Council acknowledges that Jenny Pitts Manier started working in the City
Attorney's Office on February 29, 1988 and has worked in almost every area of responsibility in
that office; and
UbtrtOB, some of the major areas of responsibility under Jenny's jurisdiction included
being the attorney for the South Bend Redevelopment Commission since September, 1990, being a
member of the Board of Public Works, providing legal opinions to the City Controller's Office
and UEA, and was instrumental in providing detailed legal opinions on annexation, ordinance
review, access to public records requests, and a multitude of litigation; and
VbtV940, as Chief Assistant City Attorney, Jenny Pitts Manier, was the "point person"
in significantly upgrading the Legal Department's library, most notably including the conversion of
all case books and statutes to CD -Rom; and
'O btrtOS, Jenny Pitts Manier will long be remembered for her distinguished service, not
only to the City Attorney's Office, but also to the citizens of the City of South Bend for her
thoroughly researched and competent legal opinions and guidance which she has provided to the
City over the past several years.
A00, Zbtrt£ort, Vt It ftbai t,0 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 JENNY PITTS MANIER for her nine (9) years
of dedicated and conscientious service to all of the citizens of South Bend, Indiana, and in
particular to the City Attorney's Office.
Section II_ The Common Council notes that Jenny had provided legal opinions which
were instrumental in such projects as the Football Hall of Fame, West Washington Homes, the St.
Joseph County Juvenile Justice Center, the relocation of Ivy Tech, Blackthorn Corporate Park,
Blackthorn Golf Course, Central High School Apartments, and myriad of other municipal projects
throughout our fine City.
Section III. The South Bend Common Council wishes Jenny and her husband Ed
continued success as she takes on new challenges and endeavors at the State level, and we hope
that she will entrust her key to someone who is as faithful as she has been in opening up the
Executive Offices each weekday.
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.
James Aranowski, Member David A. Varner, Member
�_�haFl *tt� Pfeifer, Mem er Andrew Ujdak, Member
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Roland Kelly, Member Sean Coleman, Member
John Broden, Member
Titteot:
Loretta Duda, City Clerk
Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand, Council Attorney
PRESENTED I-,2--7-q7
NOT APPROVED
ADOPTED /- 2147
John Hosinski, Member
Rod Sniadecki, Member
Filed In Clerk's Office
JAN 2 Z 1997
LORMAJ. DUDA
CRY CLERK, SO. BEND, IN.