Substitute 62-17 Non-Bargaining Salary Ordinance

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I.C. 5-10.2-3-1.2 permits employers to purchase one year for every five years of service for employees in PERF covered positions under certain conditions. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer such early retirement incentive program, pursuant to statute, after consultation with the Controller and after appropriation by the Common Council. (i) Other Monetary Fringe Benefits. All other fringe benefits shall be as set forth in the City's Employee Handbook as it may be amended from time to time. Section III, Employee Definitions (a) Full-Time Employee. Full-time employees are those employees who are regularly scheduled to work forty (40) hours per week, or a reduced full-time schedule of thirty (30) hours or more per week as approved by the Mayor on a voluntary basis. Such employees are eligible for the Employer's Benefits Package subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of each benefit program. However, solely for purposes of qualification for health care benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) as amended,the definition of full time employee shall be the equivalent of that which is provided in the Act, and this Section shall not be construed to be in conflict with the Act. (b) Part-Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who are not assigned to a full-time status as defined by the City including those who qualify for health care benefits under the Act, but who do not meet the City's definition of full-time employee under subpart (a)of this Section, and who are scheduled to work less than the City of South Bend's full-time schedule, not to equal or exceed one thousand five hundred sixty (1,560) hours per year. While they do receive certain mandated benefits (such as worker's compensation, social security benefits, and for some, health care under the Act), they are not eligible for other City benefit programs with the exception of the positions listed below: All Attorneys employed in the City's Legal Department in part-time positions as well as all elected Council members and the Senior Advisor to the Mayor, are eligible for participation in all of the Employer's Benefit Programs. Section IV, City's Employee Handbook Availability Two(2)copies of the City's Employee Handbook shall be kept on file and made available for public inspection during regular hours in the office of the City Clerk on the 4th Floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, Indiana. Section v. Effective Date This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor. Member of the Common Council Attest: City Clerk