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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
1 st District Council Member
Gavin Ferlic, Council Member at Large
South Bend Common Council
Attachment
Filed in Clerk's Office
MAR 0 9 2016
KAREEMAH FOWLER
CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN
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The South Bend Common Council
227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Room 441
Downtown South Bend, Indiana 46601
574.235.9321 574.235.5567 TDD
March 29, 2016
The South Bend Common Council
4"' Floor County -City Building
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Re: Substitute Bill No. 07 -16 City Flag Ordinance
Dear Council Members:
We are submitting Substitute Bill No. 07 -16 which would amend the City Code by official
approving the new official City Flag for the City of South Bend and including it in our Code.
The only changes to this proposed ordinance are set forth in the "Statement of Purpose and Intent ".
We believe that the three (3) finalists who submitted flag designs should be credited, namely
Garrett Gingerich, Jeffrey Koenig, and Jesse Villagrana. The final flag design was the work
product of Garrent Gingerich who incorporated suggestions from public input received, and
creatively integrated elements of each of the three designs which were submitted. The actual
language set forth in proposed South Bend Municipal Code Section 1 -5.1 City Flag, is identical to
the language submitted to the Office of the City Clerk on March 91n
We request that this Bill be sent to Council's Community Relations Committee. We are honored
to sponsor this proposed new City Flag ordinance and seek your unanimous support.
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Most sincerely,
Tim Scott, Council President
1" District Council Member
Gavin Ferlic, Council Member at Large
South Bend Common Council
Attachment
Filed in Clerk's Office
MAR 312016
KAREEMAH FOWLER
CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND,. IN
Substitute Bill No. 07 -16
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 general flag submission instructions were developed which included color suggestions,
themes to reflect upon, and a requirement that all proposed designs adhere to the North American
Vexillological Association's five basic principles of flag design.
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. A flag design committee consisting of
professional designers, marketing professionals, a vexillologist, city officials, and SB 150
representatives narrowed down all entries to three (3) designs. The finalist designs were submitted
by South Bend residents Garrett Gingerich and Jeffrey Koenig, and Jesse Villagrana, an IU South
Bend student. The designs were displayed as part of the First Friday festivities in December 2015
and on the South Bend 150 website, sbl50.com, which resulted in over 1,000 comments being
received. The feedback was compiled and evaluated. The committee commissioned Garrett
Gingerich to produce a final design which incorporated the public input and integrated elements
of the three (3) final designs. The final design was donated, free of charge, to the City of South
Bend and will be available without charge for the community's open- source use.
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.
City Flag Ordinance
Page 2
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:
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:
1. 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.
City Flag Ordinance
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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.
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 gal publication.
Tim Scott, 1St District Council Member
South Bend Common Council President
Gavin Ferlic, Council Member at Large
South Bend Common Council
Office of the City Clerk
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KAREENIAH FOWLER
CITY CLERKSOUTH BEND, IN