12/16/09 Board of Public Safety Meeting

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REGULAR MEETING Upon a motion by Mr. BonDurant, seconded by Ms. Vasquez and carried, the following Resolution was approved by the Board of Public Safety: RESOLUTION NO. 61-2009 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY REORGANIZING THE RANKS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, in the months of June through September, 2009, the Board of Public Safety through its appointed agent, Charles Leone, and other members of the City's Advisory Negotiating Team negotiated a new one year ng wage package and Working Agreement with the Fraternal Order of 4D tl Zn Police Lodge No. 36, the representative of the sworn members of South Bend Police Department excluding the ranks of Captain and above; and WHEREAS, during the negotiations the parties agreed that there should be a restructuring of the ranks so that eventually the highest non-supervisory rank in the South Bend Police Department will be Patrolman First Class and the rank of Corporal will be phased out; and WHEREAS, the financial constraints upon the City at this time require that this full restructuring take place over a number of years but that the intent is to benefit pensioners and not to provide an interim windfall raise to some current sworn members; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Safety is the appropriate body pursuant to its powers under LC. 36-8-3 to restructure the ranks of the South Bend Police Department, and to create job descriptions and promotion requirements for the ranks within the South Bend Police Department. NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY, makes the following changes in the rank structure of the South Bend Police Department to be effective at 12:00 midnight, January 1, 2010: 1. The rank of Entry Level Officer shall be abolished and any sworn members holding that position shall be assigned the rank of Third Class Police Officer; 1 Every sworn member, including those who currently hold the rank of Entry Level zn Officer, shall be assigned to and shall hold the rank of Third Class Police Officer until the end of his/her probationary year; 3. The rank of Second Class Police Officer is created. A sworn member shall become a Second Class Police Officer upon the completion of his/her probationary year; and 4. All sworn members who hold the rank of First Class Police Officer or First Class Patrolman on December 31, 2009 shall be reassigned at the beginning of the new year to the rank of Second Class Police Officers, which reassignment shall not involve any change of pay or of benefits. 6, Any police officer sworn in after this date shall be eligible for promotion to First Class Police Officer after the five years of service and a recommendation from the Chief of Police that the sworn member has completed five years in a satisfactory manner. 7. The rank structure of the South Bend Police Department shall not be otherwise changed by this Resolution. 8. For purposes • I.C. 36-8-1-11, First Class Police Officer shall mean First Clar-1