HomeMy WebLinkAboutThanking Hnery Davis, Jr. for Two 4-Year Terms of Public Service as the 2nd District Council Member RESOLUTION
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Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
December 14, 15
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RESOLUTION NO. Q erl J )
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA PUBLICLY
THANKING HENRY DAVIS,JR. FOR TWO
4-YEAR TERMS OF PUBLIC SERVICE AS THE 2ND DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER
G following his graduation from LaSalle High School, Henry Davis, Jr., this LaSalle Lion went on
to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College, where he majored in fine arts and the classics. After
marrying, Henry and his wife, Viressa, chose to raise their family in South Bend; and
eliiatts, in 2007, South Bend-born Henry Davis, Jr., defeated the 12-year incumbent 2"d District Council
Member in the City Primary where he focused on "encouraging citizen participation [and] demanding
transparency in our local government", as well as "...empowering the economically disadvantaged". He ran
unopposed in the General Election that year; won a contested City Primary and was re-elected without opposition
in the Fall of 2011 for his 2nd 4-year term as the 2"d District Council Member; and
Gj during his years in the city legislative branch, Council Member Davis was very vocal in stressing
the"need to work more aggressively to recruit employers and remain in communication with national companies
that have operations in South Bend"; he voiced the need "to grow for-profit businesses, especially in the 2nd
District with the availability of good jobs helping to solve other problems such as crime and vacant housing"; and
Gam, some of the legislative initiatives which Council Member Davis sponsored or co-sponsored over
the years addressed improving zoning regulations addressing used car operations; adding requirements on vacant
& abandoned buildings, downspouts; MBE/WBE; proposing urban chicken regulations, CNG regulations,
riverfront development district liquor licensing, whistleblower protection for City workers; resolutions calling
for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to be a City holiday, urging the South Bend Community School Corporation
Board of Trustees not to lower standards of student-athletes who wish to participate in interscholastic athletics;
urging a public/private partnership for the Potawatomi Zoo; supporting the Violence Against Women's Act,
supporting the MDA Muscle Walk, supporting raising fair minimum wages, honored Bobbie Magley, Seabe
Gavin, Angel Hernandez, Heroes Camp, Mamas Against Violence, South Bend Senior League Girls' Softball
team, declared Child Abuse Prevention Month; as well as countless 2"d District Special Proclamations; & many
news releases addressing concerns such as Beck's Lake Site being added to the National Superfund Priorities
List, lobbied for new park equipment at Kennedy Park&honorary street name changes for Pastor Dave Davis &
Al Carothers, founded"Hair Kutz 4 Kids', &participated on several City negotiating teams—just to name a few.
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Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, thanks Henry Davis, Jr. for his eight (8)
years of public service as the 2nd District Council Member representing the residents and businesses of that District
from 2008 through 2015, where he also became known for"ruffling a few feathers while doing his job".
Section II. The Common Council sincerely wishes Henry, his wife Viressa, and their son, HD III, all the best in
the years ahead, as they continue to live and enjoy the many venues which South Bend has to offer.
ection III. T Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council
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