10620-18 2019 Teamster Employee Wage Ordinance- Ratification

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(d) PERF Contribution. The City shall contribute one and one half percent(1.5%)of the Employee's required three percent (3%) contribution to the Indiana Public Employee Retirement Fund("PERF")under Ind. Code 5-10.2-3-2. Employees are responsible for the remaining one and one half percent(1.5%)contribution to PERF. (e) Longevity. In recognition of certain Employee's dedicated service to the City,the following Longevity Bonus Plan is provided according to the contract terms and conditions: 0-5 Years =$0 6-10 Years =$150 11-15 Years =$200 16-20 Years =$250 21+Years =$350 (f) Other Monetary Fringe Benefits. All other fringe benefits shall be as set forth in the City's Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual as it may be amended from time to time and the Collective Bargaining Agreement. If there is a conflict between Policy and the Bargaining Agreement,the Bargaining Agreement shall prevail. (g) Early Retirement Incentives. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer an early retirement incentive program that may take the form of a bonus upon retirement for years of service or assistance with health insurance for a retiree who isn't Medicare eligible. Such assistance shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or assistance must be approved by the Mayor and Controller and are subject to appropriation by the Common Council before any such bonus or assistance may be paid. I.C. 5-10.2-3-1.2 permits employers to purchase one year for every five years of service for employees in PERF covered positions under certain conditions. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer such early retirement incentive program, pursuant to statute,after consultation with the Controller and after appropriation by the Common Council. (h) Definition of Full-Time Employee. Full-time employees are those employees who are not in a part time status and who are regularly scheduled to work the City of South Bend's full-time scheduled,forty(40)hours per week, or a reduced full-time schedule of thirty (30) hours or more per week as approved by the Mayor on a voluntary basis. Such employees are eligible for the Employer's Benefits Package subject to the terms and conditions and limitations of each benefit program. (i) Definition of Part-Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who are not assigned to a full-time status and who are scheduled to work less than the City of South Bend's full-time schedule, not to exceed one thousand five hundred eight (1,508) hours per year. While they do receive certain mandated benefits (such as worker's compensation and social security benefits),they are not eligible for other City benefit programs. Section III. Additional Appropriation and State of Indiana Approval Any appropriation for 2017 PERF contributions required by this ordinance are approved by the Common Council, and the Mayor or his designee is authorized to execute any documents related thereto required by any agency of the State of Indiana. Section IV. Effective Date This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor. Tim Scott, Con- ' P r sident South Bend Common Council