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RESOLUTION
No. 4534 -16
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
February 22, 20 16
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
February 23, 20 16
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RESOLUTION NO. 14S314—IL0
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA PUBLICLY
THANKING ALL OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT VIPS VOLUNTEERS FOR
THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
Gym the Common Council notes that the U.S. Department of Justice through the Bureau of Justice Assistance
established Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) to "provide support & resources for agencies interested in developing or
enhancing a volunteer program & for citizens who wish to volunteer their time and skills with a community law enforcement
agency. The program's goal is to enhance state and local law enforcement by using volunteers who are protected from
liability under the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 upon being properly trained & regularly updated by police; and
6*C,w� the VIPS program is funded in part by the DOJ's Bureau of Justice Assistance, and is managed and
implemented by the International Association of Chiefs of Police in partnership with the White House Office of the USA
Freedom Corps. It is an outgrowth of community policing initiatives nationwide which followed the attacks of 9/11 and
was officially launched under President George W. Bush on May 30, 2002; and
6 today there are more than 1,950 volunteer programs representing all fifty (50) states with more than 224,000
individuals donating their time as VIPS volunteers, and the City of South Bend is proud to note that it has approximately
30 members, 15 of which earned the President's Volunteer Service Award during 2015, namely:
Joyce Pinkerton
839 hours Gold Award
Joyce Dudley
198 hours Bronze Award
Barb McClure
835 hours Gold Award
Oscar Cantu
174 Hours Bronze Award
Debby Sallee
557 hours Gold Award
Kent Ramsey
173 hours Bronze Award
Becky Brehm
538 hours Gold Award
Roger C. Nimtz
161 hours Bronze Award
Manny Gonzalez
320 hours Silver Award
Wally Cole
127 hours Bronze Award
Barb Ortiz
281 hours Silver Award
Larry DeLaruelle
126 hours Bronze Award
Jane Jantzi
252 hours Silver Award
Bob Balint
103 hours Bronze Award
Joyce Rankin
202 hours Bronze Award
with the remaining VIPS Members having just under 100 hours of service time donated last year; and
some of the many functions which VIPS volunteers perform throughout the nation include administrative
duties such as entering data, typing and filing reports, and answering phones; with citizen patrols providing a visual
deterrent, conducting home vacation checks, conducting traffic surveys, providing bike patrols in community parks,
patrolling shopping centers to assistant stranded motorists or lost youth, assisting in crime prevention and graffiti abatement
programs, and being involved in a multitude of youth - related activities.
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Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that the South Bend Police Department VIPS
are under the leadership of Lieutenant Patrick Hechlinski, VIPS Unit Commander, who oversees volunteers who "fill in
critical gaps in program support which enables the police department to respond more effectively to enforcement and
policing priorities" by having VIPS Members act as the "Eyes & Ears" for police.
Section II. The Common Council is proud to publicly recognize that in 2015 SBPD VIPS Members volunteered 5,670.50
hours. On behalf of all residents of the City of South Bend, the Common Council expresses its gratitude to all of the SBPD
VIPS Members for their dedication and public service to our community.
Section III. This Reso u ' shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by t ommon Council and
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im t. 1St District Council Member' OrW.J. Davis, 61'' stnct Council Member
Randy Kelly, 3' District Council Member
Jo , 4"' District Council mber
Dr. David Varner, 5 " District
Karee ah Fowler, Ci y Clerk
oorde, At Large Cam. uncil Member
Gavin F ic, At Large Council Member
K ren L. White, At Large Council Member
Kathleen Cekanski Farrand, Council Attorney
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Pete Buttigie yor of South Bend, Indiana