04-27-15 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 27, 2015 g.Third Party Administrator shall mean the vendor selected through a public request for proposals to implement and administer a secure South Bend Municipal ID Card program at no net cost to the City, its departments, bureaus, or its taxpayers. 2.Purposes of a South Bend Municipal ID Card Program. a.It is the City’s intent that the South Bend Municipal ID Card Program provide a city resident with a means of proving his or her residency in the City of South Bend, Indiana. b. The South Bend Municipal ID Card Program further aims to help substantiate a resident’s identify when proof of identity is needed for City programs and services, as well as when interacting with public safety personnel providing such services in the City. The City is attempting to promot the general public safety and welfare of the community. The City does not assume or impose any obligation upon its officers, employees or agents of any liability in monetary damages or other legal recourse to any person who may claim a breach proximately caused injury. 3.Terms and Conditions Before Program Implementation and Issuance of South Bend Municipal ID Cards. a.The Department of Administration and Finance of the City shall coordinate the filing South Bend Municipal ID Card Program Ordinance Page 4 of all relevant data, projected costs, and other pertinent information addressing the future implementation of the purposes of the program summarized in ¶ 2 of this ordinance, including any supplemental features which are consistent with the purposes of this ordinance. Such filing shall be made in the Office of the City Clerk, which shall trigger future joint meeting(s) of the Council’s Personnel and Finance Committee and the Community Relations Committee. In order for a South Bend Municipal ID Card Program to become effective following such joint meeting(s), a Council Resolution, which certifies that the implementation and administration of the South Bend Municipal ID Card Program would be operated at minimal or no net cost to the City, its departments, bureaus, or agencies, and which establishes any and all fees, will be required to be adopted by the Common Council. b. The South Bend Municipal ID Card shall bear the seal of the City and shall be produced in a form which is encrypted with a magnetic strip, barcode or similar security feature to prevent card duplication or counterfeit reproduction, and is secured from electronic pickpocketing (EP) with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) blocking card or sleeve. 4. Application Process. a.To obtain a South Bend Municipal ID Card, a resident shall complete an application, under pains and penalties of perjury, which requires proof of identity and proof of residency within the city. Said applications shall have instructions available in English, and other language(s) upon request. Upon receipt of both proof of identity and residency as required by the sub-sections included below, and the applicable fee, the Program Administrator shall issue shall issue a South Bend Municipal ID Card meeting the conditions set forth in sub-section 3.b of this ordinance. (i)Proof of Identity: In order to establish identity, each applicant must present either: (1)One (1) of the following documents containing both the applicant’s photograph and date of birth: a U.S. or foreign passport; a driver’s license issued by a state or territory of the United States; a state identification card issued by any state or territory of the United States; a U.S. Permanent Resident Card (commonly referred to as a ‘Green Card’); a consular 8