01-28-08 Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 9790 -07 FIXING MAXIMUM SALARIES AND WAGES OFAPPOINTED OFFICERS. AND NON - BARGAINING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2008 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, adopted Ordinance 9790 -07 on September 24, 2007, which established the annual compensation for all non - bargaining employee positions with the City of South Bend for calendar year 2008. It has been determined that Ordinance 9790 -07 be amended to adjust the salaries of all non - bargaining employees. This Ordinance, by its amended Attachment "I", sets forth the maximum amounts to be paid to non - bargaining personnel employed by the City of South Bend for the calendar year 2008. This Ordinance establishes such compensation for approximately 420 non- bargaining employees by specific position and title, certain of which positions were inadvertently omitted in Ordinance 9790 -07 and are specifically identified in this Ordinance. Indiana Code 36- 4- 7 -3(c) provides that the Mayor may increase compensation fixed under the City's wage ordinance during the budget year for which it is fixed. The Mayor has confirmed that this ordinance will not increase the gross City budget for 2008, and that approval of this ordinance is in the fiscal best interest of the City. To achieve the intent of the relationship between the City and its employees, it is necessary that the effective date of this ordinance be January 1, 2008. This Ordinance is in the best interest of the City and the affected non - bargaining employees. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: Section I. Section I. of Ordinance No. 9790 -07 be and hereby is amended to read as follows: Maximum Compensation (a) The maximum amounts to be paid as compensation for non - bargaining employees for the City of South Bend, Indiana are hereby established as set forth in the amended Attachment "I", which is incorporated herein by reference. The amounts set forth are consistent with the recommended procedure of the State Board of Accounts dated March, 1993. Accordingly, Bi- Weekly amounts by alphabetical position are set forth as well as the annual salary for each position.