Fixing Annual Pay Fire Department 1997, 1998, 1999 & 2000

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BILL NO. 50-96 ORDINANCE NO. 6�(� " 9C AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF FIREFIGHTERS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1997. 1998. 1999 AND 2000. Statement of Purpose and Intent The South Bend Common Council has the responsibility for fixing, by ordinance, the annual compensation of all member so the South Bend Fire Department pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3 (d). On March 25, 1996, the South Bend Common Council adopted Resolution No. 2350-96 which appointed Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand as their agent and an advisory City Negotiating Team to negotiate on their behalf. On April 10, 1996, the Board of Public Safety adopted Resolution No. 27-1996 which appointed Kevin Horton as their agent and four (4) resource persons to negotiate on their behalf working conditions of the South Bend Fire Department. The City Negotiating Team and the Wage Committee of the South Bend Firefighters Association,Local 362 reached a tentative agreement on all pay and monetary fringe benefit issues and working conditions on June 25, 1996. The members of the Union will complete voting on the ratification of the wage and benefit package on July 18, 1996. The following ordinance sets forth the details of the first four-year wage and benefit agreement in the history of the City of South Bend. The City Agents and the City Negotiating Team unanimously recommend that this ordinance be passed by the South Bend Common Council, if the wage and benefit provisions are ratified by the members of the South Bend Firefighters Association,Local No. 362. The following ordinance sets forth a fair and equitable agreement which would be in the best interests of the South Bend Fire Department, its employees, and the City of South Bend, Indiana. foio, tbereforc 4 it orbatiu by the Common toutteil of tie tits of toutb Oath-, Initial , as follows: