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RESOLUTION
No. 4560 -16
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
April 25, 2016
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
April 26,
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City Clerk
dent of Common Council
Approved and signed by me t2-C: t 20
City Clerk
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SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 16 -39
RESOLUTION NO. 4 5 (2 0 11
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
Gam, 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
6W), 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:
Gam,, 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:
61) ", 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.
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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,
Resolution Establishing the Date and Place for the Retirement of Original City Flag
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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.
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, with the History Museum being charged with this
high honor.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and ;=-9;z he Common
Council and approval by the Mayor.
Tim Scott, 7 District Council Member
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Kareemah owler, City Clerk
South Bend Common Council President
Gav' er ic, Council Member at Large
Committee of the Whole Chairperson
Offi of the City Clerk
Pete Buttigieg,
City of South I
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KAREENIAH FOWLER
CITY CLERK, SOUTH REND, IN