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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 11, 2008 Councilmember Dieter, 4903 Starboard Drive, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution by first offering his comments and then reading the Resolution in its entirety and presenting it to Mr. Collins. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There was no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution. Mr. Collins thanked the Council for this honor. He stated that he has lived his entire adult life in South Bend and fought hard for the City. Mr. Collins stated that he believes that the City has taken shots that it doesn’t really deserve. He stated that he will continue to fight for the City of South Bend. Mr. Collins noted that he is not fully retired and looking for work. He has a website www.mikecollinsnews.com and invites people to log on and participate in the forums. Councilmember Varner made a motion to adopt this Resolution by acclamation. Councilmember Puzzello seconded the motion which carried. st s/Derek D. Dieter, 1 District s/Al “Buddy” Kirsits, At Large nd s/Henry Davis, Jr., 2 District s/Timothy A. Rouse, At Large rd s/Thomas LaFountain , 3 District s/Karen L. White, At-Large th s/Ann Puzzello, 4 District th s/Dr. David Varner, 5 District th s/Oliver J. Davis 6 District s/Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney th Attest: Adopted this 11 day of February, 2008 s/John Voorde, City Clerk s/Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor of South Bend RESOLUTION NO. 3833-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY HONORING AND THANKING JIM WENSITS FOR HIS KEEN INSIGHTS AND DEDICATED JOURNALISM CAREER OF MORE THAN FORTY-ONE (41) YEARS Whereas, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is proud to recognize that Jim Wensits, a loyal 1966 Purdue graduate, spent forty-one (41) years of his life interviewing and researching in preparation for drafting news articles which have been read by thousands; and Whereas, the Common Council notes, that this Boilermaker, who wrote many of his more that 20,000 articles and editorials in the shadow of the Golden Dome, will long be remembered for his probing questions during interviews, his fairness and accuracy in reporting the news; and Whereas, for over 41 years, Jim covered a multitude of local government; serving twice as the South Bend Tribune’s political writer; serving as Associate Editor of the Tribune from 1992 to 2003; and always taking the time to delve deep to get the facts and then report them in a timely and accurate manner so that the readers could stay abreast of news affecting South Bend; and Whereas, Jim is currently the host of Politically Speaking, a weekly program focusing on commentary regarding government and political issues airing on WNIT Public Television. 3