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RESOLUTION
3716-07
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 12,
Attest:
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City Clerk
President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
March 13, 07
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Approved and signed by me March 14 . 20_tl~ .
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 3 ~ ~ SO ~ 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY
URGING PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR SOUTH BEND POLICE SERGEANT RAY WOLFENBARGER WHO HAS
BEEN NOMINATED AS A CANDH)ATE IN AMERICA'S MOST WANTED ALL-STAR CONTEST
~~~eaa, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that America's Most
Wanted, together with Sprint Nextel, is sponsoring "America's Most Wanted All-Star -Network of Heroes
Lives Among Us" contest; and
Gvl~~i~aa, the 2007 AMW All-Star Contest will honor a first responder working in law enforcement,
fire, rescue personnel or an EMT who is employed by or volunteers with a federal, state or local first responder
agency who goes above and beyond the call of duty to keep their communities safe on a 24/7 basis; and
G~l~ead, the Council recognizes that Sergeant Ray Wolfenbarger was officially sworn in as a South
Bend police officer on September 17, 1997; was critically wounded in the line of duty in 2001 and made a
remarkable medical recovery which permitted him to return to active police duty; with his diligent and faithful
police services resulting in a promotion by the Board of Public Safety on July 21, 2004 to the rank of Detective
Sergeant; where Sgt. Wolfenbarger has worked ever since in the Forensic Lab of the South Bend Police
Department; and has earned and received numerous commendations for his dedicated police services; and
-{'l~1, Sergeant Ray Wolfenbarger has been nominated as a candidate in the 2007 America's Most
Wanted All-Star Responder Contest and the South Bend Common Council urges everyone to cast their vote for
one of South Bend's finest, Sergeant Wolfenbarger, by text messaging your vote from a Sprint or Nextel
phone to 4AMW or by voting online by visiting www.AMW.com/allstar which may be also accessed by going
to the City of South Bend's official city website at www.southbendin.gov/2007-03-02-wolfenbar eg r_asp
~oc~, C~~l~~, ~e ct xeao~ea; by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as
follows
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
urges everyone to vote for our own hometown hero, SERGEANT RAY WOLFENBARGER, so that he will
become the 2007 America's Most Wanted All-Star.
Section II The Common Council urges everyone, their friends and family who are legal residents of the
48-contiguous states who are at least eighteen yeazs of age, to vote by text messaging or on-line with voting;
with each person being able to vote once per day.
Section III. The South Bend Common Council wishes SERGEANT RAY WOLFENBARGER, the
very best in the weeks ahead in America's Most Wanted All-Star contest, and thanks him for his dedicated
service to our community as a member of the South Bend Police Department.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council
nd approval b the Mayor.
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