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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br />December 5, 2007 <br />President Timothy Rouse <br />South Bend Common Council <br />400 County -City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />RE: Ordinance to Increase Teamster Wages and Amend Ordinance No. 9791 -07 <br />Dear President Rouse: <br />On September 24, 2007 the Council fixed 2008 wages for City employees in Ordinance <br />#9791 -07. At that time negotiations with Teamsters Local No. 364 had not concluded. Since the <br />Union had not yet ratified a wage proposal, Ordinance #9791 -07 provided Teamster employees with <br />the same 2% wage increase as other City employees for 2008. <br />On November 28, 2007, the Teamsters Union ratified the wage proposal made by the City <br />which provides a 3% wage increase for Teamsters in 2008, with subsequent 2% raises in 2009 and <br />2010. Though the process for reaching an agreement extended beyond the normal deadlines, the <br />positive result is a three -year agreement that is within the original parameters which had been <br />discussed by Mayor and Council. Under the authority of Indiana Code 36- 4- 7 -3(c), I propose <br />increasing Teamsters' compensation for 2008 consistent with Article 22 of the Collective Bargaining <br />Agreement between the City and Teamster employees. This I% increase beyond the Teamster wages <br />approved in Ordinance #9791 -07 can be accommodated within the City's 2008 budget which has <br />been passed by the Council. It is the intent of Teamsters Local No. 364 and the Administration that <br />this wage package be retroactive to the first of the year. I request that this ordinance be effective <br />January 1, 2008. <br />I will present this Ordinance to Council at its Committee meeting and at the Council's public <br />hearing. Mr. Jim Szucs will also be available on behalf of the Teamsters. We ask for your favorable <br />action on this ordinance. <br />Filed In s C�ICe <br />Sincerely, <br />2007 <br />Stephen J. Luecke Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING • 227 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD • SOUTH BEND, IND <br />PHONE 574/235 -9261 • FAx 5741235 -9892 • TDD 574/235 -5567 <br />