55-16 Fire Department Reaffirmation Salary & Fringe Ordinance

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2015, 2016, and 2017 South Bend Fire Department Salaries/Monetary Fringe Benefits Ordinance Page 8 (h) Critical Duty Day Stipends. In 2015, 2016, and 2017, the Critical Duty Day Stipend shall be set at one -half (1 /2 )of an eligible sworn member's regular hourly rate plus longevity, but not less than two hundred and four ($204.00) for the nine (9) Critical Duty Days which are designated each calendar year by the Board of Public Safety. Such stipend may be pro -rated for time actually worked with the eligible sworn member choosing among three (3) options which are further addressed in the governing Collective Bargaining Agreement approved by the Board of Public Safety. (i) Deferred Compensation. The City of South Bend agrees to continue to maintain the Deferred Compensation Program which became effective on January 1, 2997 for the South Bend Fire Department. This program provides that for the first one hundred dollars ($100.00) deferred by a sworn member of the Department each calendar year, the City of South bend will match said amount $0.50 on the dollar, and for the next three hundred dollars ($300.00) deferred by a sworn member of the Department each calendar year, the City of South Bend will match said amount, dollar for dollar. (j) Life Insurance. The City of South Bend shall continue to provide life insurance coverage on all sworn members and upper level policy making positions of the South Bend Fire Department in an amount equal to the amount of the sworn member's base pay or the upper level policy making position's base pay. (k) Health Insurance. Each active sworn member and upper level policy maker of the of the South Bend Fire Department who has met the eligibility requirements shall have the opportunity to participate in the City's comprehensive major medical insurance program. The contribution of such individuals shall be no greater than the contribution of other City employees receiving the same benefits, and the level of benefits shall be no less than the level for other City employees. The bi- weekly contributions for health insurance coverage for active sworn members and upper level policy makers of the South Bend Fire Department for calendar year 2015 shall be as set forth on the attached Exhibit A, which is incorporated herein by reference. Fire pensioners who are not members of South Bend Firefighters Association # 362 shall pay an additional fifty dollars (50.00) per month over and above such rates, subject to the obligations of Local # 362 as maybe further addressed in an approved Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of South bend and Local # 362 which provides that membership shall not be unreasonably withheld. Said agreement shall remain in effect for 2015, 2016, and 2017, unless agreed to by a Letter of Understanding approved by the Board of Public Safety. (1) Program Coordinators. Any appointed Program Coordinator shall receive in addition to his or her annual base salary, a maximum sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) each year that he/she serves in that capacity in 2015, 2016, and 2017.