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JULY 01, 2025 9 <br />1. The South Bend Police Department Merit Board hereby acknowledges and accepts <br />the transfer of authority over the selection, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplinary action, <br />and dismissal of members of Police Department previously exercised by the City of South Bend <br />Board of Public Safety. <br /> <br />2. Upon adoption of this Resolution, the Merit Board will begin to address all new <br />matters of selection, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplinary action, and dismissal of <br />members of the Police Department. <br /> <br />3. Any matters that are in a pending status before the Safety Board but that have not <br />had final action taken as of the adoption of this Resolution may, in the discretion of the Police <br />Department, be retained by the Safety Board until final action is taken or transferred to Merit Board <br />for final action. <br /> <br />4. All other authority granted to the Safety Board under Ind. Code § 36-4-9-5 and Ind. <br />Code § 36-8-3-2 not relinquished to the Merit Board shall be retained by the Safety Board. <br /> <br />5. This Resolution will be in full force and effect upon its adoption. <br /> <br /> s/Daniel Jones <br /> s/Pamela Claeys <br /> s/Ray Owens <br /> s/Eugene Eyster <br /> s/Brantly Taylor <br /> ATTEST: <br /> s/Hillary Horvath/Clerk <br /> <br />D. APPROVE PROMOTION TO LIEUTENANT IN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT ANDREW <br /> HINES <br /> Assistant Police Chief Dan Skibins submitted a letter to inform the Board of the promotion <br />to Lieutenant in Special Assignment in the Detective Bureau on special assignment with a <br /> Probationary period of one (1) year. The effective date of the promotion will be July 1, 2025. <br /> <br /> Upon a motion made by Pam Claeys, seconded by Ray Owens, and carried by roll call, the <br /> promotion to lieutenant in special assignment for Officer Andrew Hines was approved. <br /> <br />E. APPROVE PROMOTION TO SERGEANT IN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT ANDREW <br /> JACKSON <br />Chief Skibins submitted a letter to inform the Board of the promotion to Sergeant in Special <br />Assignment with a probationary period of one (1) year. The effective date of promotion will <br />be July 1, 2025 <br /> <br /> Upon a motion made by Pam Claeys, seconded by Ray Owens, and carried by roll call, the <br /> promotion to Sergeant in special assignment for Officer Andrew Jackson was approved. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />