HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicly Thanking Ron Teachman for Serving as the 61st Police Chief of the City of South Bend RESOLUTION
4496-15
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 28, 15
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Attest: CL.- City Clerk
Attest President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 29, 20 15
City Clerk
Approved and signed by me SIM►P Z y 20 .
Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO. L J
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA PUBLICLY THANKING RON TEACHMAN FOR SERVING AS THE
61sT POLICE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
G}f ,e, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that posted on the South
Bend Police Department's website are words in the"Chiefs Message" which read as follows:
"A society free from crime, violence and accidental injury remains an unachieved ideal. It is therefore the mission
of the South Bend Police Department to seek and find ways to affirmatively promote,preserve and deliver a feeling
of security, safety, and productive quality services for all citizens in our community...Working together we are
most apt to make lasting improvements in our quality of life"; and
G}f ,the Common Council further recognizes that in the"Chief's Message"he states:
"We understand that building,cultivating and maintaining the community's trust is a key element in crime reduction
in our City...our ultimate goal at the South Bend Police Department is to improve the quality of life for all of our
citizens as well as others we serve..."; and
Gee, Ron Teachman was appointed as South Bend Police Chief in January 2013, having been a 34-
year veteran of the New Bedford Police Department, served as their Chief from 2006 to 2011; served on the
Massachusetts Governor's Anti-Crime Council's Sub-Committee on Urban Violence;and was also the first South
Bend Police Chief to hold a law degree, having earned his Juris Doctorate Magna Cum Laude in 1994; and
Gjfc„,,,y the Council then officially welcomed Chief Teachman when they hosted an event at the Kroc
Community Center, where the public greeted and heard the Chief Teachman's vision on public safety.
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Section I. On behalf of the residents of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council thanks and
recognizes Ron Teachman for striving to implement best practices in policing,by launching many new initiatives
such as "Operation Ceasefire", the every Thursday morning CAN meetings with all levels of public safety
officials serving throughout the St. Joseph County —just to name a few; which have helped foster and provide
guidance and leadership in pursuing the Police Department's Mission "To relentlessly seek improvement in the
quality of police service provided to the people of South Bend". Thank you Chief Teachman!
Section II. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and . o - its a• .p '. . the Common Council
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Henry Davis, Jr , I c Derek D. Dieter, At Large
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Valerie Schey, 31 District Gavi F / ic, At Large
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John Voorde, City Clerk Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend