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9 <br /> <br />friends have also intervened before these things become a disaster. <br /> <br />Darryl Heller asked how the officers compared from 2014 to now. Chief Ruszkowski stated <br />that he wasn’t sure of the number of officers in 2024, but in 2020-2021, they had their biggest <br />influx being down 207 officers. He also recalled having around twenty (20) shootings in a <br />month during 2022. He added that this is his tenth (10) year as Chief, and a lot of these violent <br />incidents are people who are not from South Bend bringing whatever issue they have from <br />elsewhere. <br /> <br />Pam Claeys asked what can be done to reduce the number of rapes and arsons, whether it be <br />community education or something else. Chief Ruszkowski advised that a lot of them are <br />domestically involved, but he does feel that women are more comfortable reporting than they <br />have been in the past. There are more resources for women in crisis and also the Family Justice <br />Center. Arsons, on the other hand, are determined by the Fire Department, so it’s all about <br />how it is classified. Pam Claeys noted seeing flyers on the back of bathroom stalls for domestic <br />violence which she stated are helpful. <br /> <br />D. FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />1. APPROVE LEXIPOL POLICY <br /> 710 – Department Use of Social Media <br /> <br />Attorney Taylor advised that intent of this policy is not to govern the Firefighter’s use of <br />Social Media, but to provide guidelines for a public information officer to manage social <br />media content. <br /> <br />Upon a motion by Darryl Heller, seconded by Pam Claeys, and followed by a roll call, Lexipol <br />Policy 710 was approved. <br /> <br />2. APPROVE APPLICATION AND DECLARATION FOR RETIREMENT <br />Suzie Krill <br />Tim Enright <br />Christian Rose <br />Brett McVoy <br />Ron Simons <br />Rick Bourdon <br /> <br />Chief Buchanon submitted Letters of Application and Declaration for Retirements for the <br />above Firefighters. Assistant Chief Todd Skwarcan discussed years served and retirement <br />dates. <br /> <br />Public Information Officer/Paramedic Suzie Krill was appointed to the SBFD on June 5, 2002. <br />Public Information Officer/Paramedic Krill’s effective date of Retirement was January 5, <br />2025. <br /> <br />Pump Engineer Tim Enright was appointed to the SBFD on March 20, 1997. Pump Engineer <br />Tim Enright’s effective date of Retirement was January 5, 2025. <br /> <br />Captain Christian Rose was appointed to the SBFD on March 29, 1995. Captain Rose’s