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Home My WebLink About1999-R-17RESOLUTION NO. 99-R- [ '/ A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE "TRAFFIC STOPS STATISTICS STUDY ACT OF 1998" AND THE MAYOR'S POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville (the "Council") recognizes that there exists a national problem in that young men of color are more often the subject of police stops than other segments of the population; and WHEREAS, in March, 1998 the U. S; House of Representatives passed the "Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act of 1998," (informally known as the "Driving While Black" Bill), which would require the Department of Justice to conduct a study of stops for routine traffic violations by law enforcement officers; and WHEREAS, the study would include consideration of the race and/or ethnicity as well as the approximate age of the individual stopped, whether a search was conducted as a result of the stop and whether an arrest was made; and WHEREAS, the Driving While Black Bill was not acted upon in the U.S. Senate prior to the adjournment of the 105~h Congress, and therefore did not become law; and WHEREAS, Congressman John Conyers (D-Mi) intends to reintroduce the Driving While Black Bill in the U.S. House of Representatives; and WHEREAS, the City of Jeffersonville has received some complaints indicating that in Jeffersonville young men of color are more often the subject of police stops than other segments of the population; and WHEREAS, the Council believes that this problem needs to be addressed; and WHEREAS, the Mayor has formed the Mayor's Police Advisory Committee to address this problem and discuss discrimination and respect to officers, as well as respect to the youth in our community; and WHEREAS, the Council also believes that both the Driving While Black Bill and the Mayor's Police Advisory Committee will be helpful in addressing this problem; Passed and adopted this 199~ by the Common Council Indiana. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Council endorses both the Driving While Black Bill and the Mayor's Police Advisory Committee and pledges its support to both initiatives. [G dayof.~ ~j~! , of the City of Jeffersonville, Clark County, Presiding Officer ATi'EST: C. i6dchard Spencer,~rlr, Clerk and Treasure Presented by me as Clerk and Treasurer to the Mayor of said City of Jeffersonville this ! q day of ,a~ 1~ ,199_~. ,-.;~C~eRidh~ad~ree~Cder'rJr'. ~ ~ P '~ // Approved and signed by me this ]9 dayof /Z~?F~,Z ,199_~_.