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Common Council
City of South Bend Indiana
Tim Scott, Council President
4th Floor County -City Building
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South Bend, Indiana 46601
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April 19, 2016
The South Bend Common Council
4th Floor County -City Building
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Dear Council Members:
We are pleased to introduce the attached Resolution. It would formally establish a date, time and place
for a public ceremony where the current City Flag would be officially retired to a place of honor, in the
event that the ordinance addressing the new City Flag is passed by the Council.
We recommend that this Resolution be sent to the Community Relations Committee for review and a
positive recommendation. Thank you.
Mos nce
Tim Scott, uncil Member
Council President
Gavin Ferlic, Council Member at Large
Committee of the Whole Chairperson
Attachment
Filed in Clerk's Office
APR 19 2016
KAREEMAH FOWLER
CITY CLERK, SOUTH REND, IN
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ESTABLISHING A DATE AND LOCATION FOR THE FORMAL
RETIREMENT CEREMONY OF THE SOUTH BEND CITY FLAG TO A PLACE OF HONOR
6*j9, the South Bend Common Council notes that on November 10, 2015, it adopted Resolution
No. 4509 -15 which formalized a process for public participation and selection of a new City Flag for the
City of South Bend, Indiana; with that Resolution also calling for the Council to "...adopt a Resolution
setting forth the date and proper procedures to retire the current City Flag to a place of honor; and
G", the City Flag which has proudly flown in South Bend for the past several years displays
the official City Seal, which was formally adopted before 1933, and is depicted as follows:
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6)4, at this evening's meeting of the South Bend Common Council, Bill No. 07 -16 is on the
agenda to formally approve a new City Flag for the City of South Bend, to incorporate provisions into the
South Bend Municipal Code, with the new flag depicted as follows:
6fig;� in light of the action taken by the Common Council on Bill No. 07 -16, it is appropriate to
establishment procedures and a date to retire the original City Flag.
Section I. The South Bend Common Council in conjunction with the City Administration hereby set the
official retirement ceremony of the original South Bend City Flag to take place on Friday, May 6, 2016,
at 10:30 a.m. at flag pole immediately in front of the South Bend Police Department Headquarters, 701
W. Sample Street, South Bend, Indiana 46601.
Resolution Establishing the Date and Place for the Retirement of Original City Flag
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Section II. The Common Council encourages members of the public to attend this City Flag Retirement
Ceremony, as a new chapter in the history of South Bend, Indiana is written.
Section III. As a part City Flag Retirement Ceremony, the original City Flag shall be housed in a place
of honor for the public to see for generations to come.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common
Council and approval by the Mayor.
Kareemah Fowler, City Clerk
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Tim Sco ouncil Member
South Bend Common Council President
Gavin Ferlic, Council Member at Large
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KAREEMAH FOWLER
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