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®CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK hybrid plan or the My Choice plan. If they do not choose, they will default into the My Choice plan. Councilmember Tim Scott asked,Are we using this in the recruitment going forward? I think that would be a benefit. Is Mishawaka or is the County using this? Ms. Clark replied, Frankly, it is not used by many entities. The City of Indianapolis has enacted it but they have done it as a cost savings measure. The cost saving measure gets at the percentages that have been talked about. There is a zero to four percent (0% - 4%) that you can add on top of what the City already contributes just to fund the current participants. That zero to four percent (0% - 4%) can fluctuate and our proposal is to do one percent (1%) less than what it would be for the current ten (10) year vesting program. Right now it is a four percent (4%) contribution. My Choice is three (3%)percent. It is a very slight savings. It is hard for us to know who is to go but our average workforce length is about ten(10)years right now. I find that interesting as it suggests to me that people really have their eye on that ten(10)year mark. We don't want that ten(10)year mark the reason they are staying. We want people to stay because they feel it is a great fit and because they want to. Councilmember Scott asked, What is the average tenure for employees that currently are employed? Ms. Clark replied, Currently that is ten (10) years. That number is without members of public safety, so,just civilian employees. Councilmember Oliver Davis asked,Any time they move positions does that impact that? Councilmember Sharon L. McBride arrived at the meeting at 4:28 p.m. Ms. Clark replied, These are all PERF covered positions so this doesn't impact your years of getting up to ten(10) years. Councilmember Dr. David Varner asked, So if you go from a County job to a City job, will you get the opportunity to go from a ten(10) year to this new five (5)year? Ms. Clark replied, I actually don't know that. I would have to look into that a little bit more. Committee Chair White then opened the floor to members of the public wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to the legislation. There were none. She then turned the floor back to the Committee for further comment or main motion. Committeemember John Voorde made a motion to send Bill No. 18-22 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Committeemember Regina Williams-Preston seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of three (3) ayes. With no further business,Committee Chair White adjourned the Personnel and Finance Committee meeting at 4:22 p.m. EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson BvidI South Bend,Indiana 466011p574.235.92211f574.235.9173 ITM574.235.5567lwww.southbendin.gov 2