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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBill 07-16 New City Flag�9p;Ta at C.j i t11a5 The South Bend Common Council 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Room 441 Downtown South Bend, Indiana 46601 574.235.9321 574.235.5567 TDD March 9, 2016 The South Bend Common Council 4th Floor County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Re: City Flag Ordinance Dear Council Members: We are pleased to introduce a proposed ordinance which would amend the City Code. It proposes to add a new provision addressing the new official City Flag for the City of South Bend. The excitement which the City Flag Design Contest has had as part of the S13 150 Celebration far exceeded everyone's imagination. We request that this Bill be sent to Council's Community Relations Committee. We are honored to sponsor this proposed ordinance and seek your unanimous support. Thank you. Mo t sincere , Tim Scot , ounci resident Pt District Council Member Gavin Ferlic, Council Member at Large South Bend Common Council Attachment Filed in Clerk's Office MAR 0 9 2016 KAREEN9AH FOWLER CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN City Flag Ordinance Page 2 The new flag has a red six - pointed star on a white field, a yellow field opposite it, and two blue S- shaped lines with a white stripe in between. The six points of the star represent the City's (6) Council Districts, while the first blue and white lines evoke the river at the heart of South Bend, our physical and virtual connectivity, and our industrial roots. (b) The following protocol standards are established: The City Flag shall be displayed on city property with honor and shall be flown with dignity and respect. 2. The City Flag may be displayed in municipal offices and on city property, carried in parades and displayed at other occasions and locations. 3. The Mayor or his designee is authorized to order the raising or lowering to a half -mast position of City Flags at properties and facilities owned or operated by the City of South Bend, or on the grounds of the County -City Building. 4. When a City Flag is no longer a fitting emblem for display and becomes unserviceable or when it becomes faded or torn, it should be retired from further service with respect. 5. In the interest of fostering deep civic pride, the colors, design and theme of the City Flag of South Bend may be creatively and enthusiastically promoted as an open- source design to be embraced throughout our City. Section II. If any part, subsection, section, paragraph, sub - paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Bill No. Ordinance No. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING, CHAPTER 1 OF THE SOUTHBEND MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE INCLUSION OF NEW SECTION 1 -5.1 ENTITLED CITY FLAG STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The current South Bend City Flag dates back to the City of South Bend's Centennial Celebrations in 1965. The flag depicts a reproduction of the City Seal on a yellow background. On November 9, 2015, the South Bend Common Council adopted Resolution No. 4509 -15. That Resolution encouraged public participation in the City of South Bend Flag Design Contest and set forth governing rules and regulations regarding the process for formal approval of a new City Flag. The City Flag Contest was the culminating event of South Bend 150 celebrations marking the city's sesquicentennial. The new design is a unifying and recognizable symbol of the city that captures the spirit of South Bend's past, present and future. Over 200 flag designs were submitted for consideration. The competition was narrowed down to three (3) designs which were displayed as part of the First Friday festivities in December 2015 and on the South Bend 150 website, sb150.com. Section IV of Council Resolution 4509 -15 provided in part that the final flag design would require the passage of a city ordinance which would incorporate appropriate regulations addressing "...its display and use at public functions, as well as retiring and disposal of a City Flag when it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, and other appropriate regulations ". That Resolution also called for the adoption of a separate "formal Resolution setting forth the date and proper procedures to retire the current City Flag to a place of honor ". This ordinance upon passage would formally adopt a new City Flag for the City of South Bend, Indiana, and would codify the City Flag provisions into the South Bend Municipal Code. ©i "Imecl f -t /e I&C."w "' Cl2 o'pc�wi/ ae�.,zcG, ,-l'aww� aalcvl w" Section I. Chapter 1 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended by the inclusion of new Section 1 -5.1 which shall read in its entirety as follows: See. 1 -5.1 City Flag. (a) The official City Flag for the City of South Bend, Indiana, is depicted as follows: City Flag Ordinance Page 3 Section III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and le al publication. Tim Scot , is 1stnct Council Member South Bend Common Council President Gavin Ferlic, Council Member at Large South Bend Common Council Office of the City Clerk Mj�e,jerwea,by me to Pete Buttigieg, the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on the day of , 2016, at o'clock _. m. ,n�GaauGG,pm,-iby me on the m. 1 * READING PUBLIC HEARING 3 rd READING NOT APPROVEL REFERRED PASSED Office of the City Clerk day of Pete Buttigieg, Mayor City of South Bend, Indiana 2016, at o'clock Filed in Clerk's Office MAR 0 9 2016 KAREEMAH FOWLER CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN