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 9 Section XI. Education Tuition Reimbursement Program. (a) The South Bend Common Council agrees to continue the Education Tuition Reimbursement Program which originally began on January 1, 2005, for calendar years 2015, 2016, and 2017. Qualifying sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department participating in the education Tuition Reimbursement Program shall be entitled to the following maximum dollar amounts for course tuition and other expenses related thereto: Course Grade Earned Maximum Amount To be Reimbursed by the City 100% of tuition costs and other expenses directly related to said costs up to a maximum of $1,250 100% of tuition costs and other expenses directly Related to said costs up to a maximum of $900 (b) Education tuition reimbursement shall be on a "first come, first serve basis ", subject to the maximum dollar amount budgeted by the South Bend Common Council for said program in each of the calendar years 2015, 2016, and 2017. All Fire Department regulations governing such program must be complied with by qualifying sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department in order for an individual to be eligible to be paid under this program. Section XII. Severabili ty. If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section XUL Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from annd after itspa ssage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. �k& Derek D. Dieter, Council Member at Large City Advisory Negotiating Team Member Gavin Ferlic, Council Member at Large City Advisory Negotiating Team Member