10042-10 Annual Salary- Police Officers Calendar Years 2011 & 2012

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Ordinance No. ~ ~ 0 ~l Z- ~ ~ Substitute Bill No. 56-10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2011 AND 2012 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3, ¶ (d), the South Bend Common Council, as the legislative body of a second class city is charged with establishing before September 30th the annual compensation of all members of the South Bend Police Department. On April 26, 2010, the South Bend Common Council adopted Resolution No. 4025-10 which appointed an agent/chief negotiator for the labor negotiations with the Police Negotiating Team representing the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 36. Since May 26, 2010, the City Advisory Negotiating Team for Police, whose membership included Health and Public Safety Committee Chairperson Karen L. White, Personnel and Finance Committee Chairperson Thomas LaFountain, City Attorney and Agent for the Board of Public Safety Charles Leone, Police Chief Darryl Boykins, Division Chief Jeff Walters, Division Chief Gary Horvath, and the Council's Agent/Chief Negotiator Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand has been meeting with the Police Negotiating Team representing the Fraternal Order of Police South Bend Lodge No. 36 whose membership included FOP President David M. Beaty, Immediate Past FOP President Scott Ruszkowski,; FOP Vice-President Dan Moryl, Sgt. James Walsh, Detective Sgt. Eugene E. Eyster, Ricka A. Ruszkowski, Jim Taylor and Steve Noonan. The salary and monetary fringe benefits set forth in this ordinance are in keeping with the goals and objectives established by the South Bend Common Council, the City Administration and the Police Administration. This ordinance completes rank restructuring and eliminates the rank of Corporal. The annual pay for sworn member for calendar year 2011 remain frozen at 2009 levels, with annual pay in 2012 reflecting a 2% increase. The ordinance is believed to be in the best interests of the South Bend Police Department, and the best interests of the City of South Bend, Indiana; so that public safety will continue to be a top priority, in light of the very challenging fiscal times facing the city. ~aag ~~e~=n~dxc, lie ~l ~~~a~~te~~l~ t1e ~oa~t~~roar, ~au~zcr;~o~t~e ~~ir~ a~~au~ ~e.~ac~ ~ratu~tcc, as follows: Section I. Reeo~nition. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the Police Negotiating Team which represents the Fraternal Order of Police as the sole bargaining agent for the sworn members of the South Bend Police Department, for purposes of negotiating annual pay and monetary fringe benefits which are addressed in this ordinance, excepting the Police Chief, Division Chiefs and Captains who are governed by Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12.