02-13-12 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 13, 2012 RESOLUTION NO. 4150-12 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT IT DESIGNATE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY AS ONE OF THE HOLIDAYS FOR SOUTH BEND CITY EMPLOYEES BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2013 , Whereas on November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by U.S. Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, which formally created a federal holiday to honor Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The first observance began on January 20, 1986, and has been celebrated each year thereafter on the third Monday of January; and , Whereas in 1986, the Indiana General Assembly enacted Public Law 2-1986 which established Martin Luther King, Jr’s, birthday as a legal holiday in Indiana, and further designated that the holiday would be the third Monday in January; and , Whereas the county employees in St. Joseph County and Elkhart County have the opportunity to celebrate MLK Day activities in light of the Board of County rd Commissioners for both of those counties formally designating the 3 Monday in January as a paid county holiday; and , Whereas the Common Council recognizes that the Board of Public Works specifies the dates each year which will be observed as the nine (9) designated holidays and that during challenging fiscal times in 1987, Martin Luther King Day became one (1) of nine (9) non-designated holidays which a city employee could select and has remained in that classification to this day; and , Whereas, the Common Council believes that South Bend City employees who are governed by the Board of Public Works holiday resolution should have the opportunity to celebrate Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a designated holiday on the rd 3 Monday of January like other county and federal employees; as well as employees of the South Bend Community School Corporation. Now, Therefore, be it resolved, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, , Indiana as follows: Section I. The South Bend Common Council believes that discussions should commence with the City Administration to formally change Martin Luther King, Jr. Day from the “non-designated holiday” list to become a designated holiday for city employees governed by the Board of Public Works. Upon successful conclusion of those discussions, an ordinance would then be introduced to amend South Bend Municipal Code, Section 2-121. Section II. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Tim Scott, First District s/Oliver J. Davis, Sixth District s/Henry Davis, Jr., Second District s/Derek D. Dieter, At-Large s/Valerie Schey, Third District s/Gavin Ferlic, At-Large s/Dr. Fred Ferlic, Fourth District s/Karen L. White, At-Large s/Dr. David Varner, Fifth District s/Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney s/John Voorde, City Clerk s/Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Mayor 17