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South Bend council: votes, referrals and neighborhood outreach announced

Common Council of the City of South Bend · January 13, 2026

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Summary

At its Jan. 12 meeting the South Bend Common Council passed two ordinances (78-25 and 80-25), tabled Resolution 20547 at the petitioner’s request, and voted 5-4 to send Bill 01-26 back to sponsors for clarification; councilors also announced upcoming neighborhood engagement events.

The Common Council’s Jan. 12 meeting produced several formal outcomes and a set of announcements for neighborhood engagement.

Votes and formal actions - Ordinance 78-25 (special-event police time): Passed at third reading after Committee of the Whole gave a favorable recommendation; roll-call recorded nine ayes. The ordinance increases the city’s absorbed police time for special events from 40 to 48 hours. - Ordinance 80-25 (zoning code amendments, third substitute): Passed at third reading on a 9-0 roll-call vote after the Committee of the Whole accepted the third substitute. Staff described multiple changes intended to simplify development, increase flexibility, and require special-exception review for some uses such as new gas stations. - Resolution 20547: The petitioner requested the resolution be tabled indefinitely; the council voted to table the item. - Bill 01-26 (first reading): The council voted 5-4 to send the bill — which would replace Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-2-10 concerning the Rules Committee and procedures for filing complaints against council members — back to the sponsors for clarification and further study; it will return in two weeks.

Announcements and community engagement Council members announced an upcoming Rum Village parks master-plan public input session (target date Jan. 29) and ongoing Lafayette Square/Falls meetings with developers and their attorney later in January. The meeting’s privilege-of-the-floor period produced no public speakers.

The council closed the meeting with remarks about community safety and plans to engage residents on problem properties and neighborhood safety.