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 4 (b) Special Operation Team Specialty Pays. The following specialty pays shall be paid to the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department who meet the Fire Department's requirements for each specialty and who are regularly assigned to perform such special duties. All specialty pays shall be prorated to the date of regular assignment for such special duty or duties and paid accordingly. The following Special Operation Team Specialty Pays are established: Type of Special Operation Team 2015 2016 2017 Hazardous Materials Team Response Team Member $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 Team Leader $ 400 $ 400 $ 400 Swift Water Rescue Team Scuba Diver $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 Specialist $ 600 $ 600 $ 600 Technician $ 500 $ 500 $ 500 Team Leader $ 400 $ 400 $ 400 Tactical Rescue Team Response Team Member $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 Team Leader $ 400 $ 400 $ 400 (c) LEP Specialty Pay: A Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Program overseen by the City's Human Resources Director or his/her designee shall monitor the Department's requirements. All qualifying sworn members who meet the requirements and who are regularly assigned to perform LEP duties shall be paid the following specialty pay in a lump sum in the last payroll in December of each year of such assignment: 201 � 2016 2017 Limited English Proficiency (LEP) $400 $400 $400 (d) Payment of Specialty Pays /Seat Pays. Unless indicated otherwise, specialty pays and seat pays shall be paid on a bi- weekly basis. Section V. Recall of Duty Pay and Emergency Duty Pay. (a) In the event that a sworn member of the South Bend Fire Department is recalled for duty, and he or she reports for duty, he or she shall be paid at the rate of one and one -half (i %) times the sworn member's hourly rate of pay and shall be guaranteed a minimum of two (2) hours of work with pay. Any additional fraction of an hour over thirty (30) minutes shall constitute one (1) hour for purposes of this paragraph. (b) A sworn member of the South bend Fire Department who works emergency duty shall be paid at the rate of one and one -half (1 %) time the sworn member's hourly rate and shall be guaranteed a minimum of four (4) hours of work or pay.