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Karen L. White <br />President <br />Roland Kelly <br />Vice-President <br />Sean Coleman <br />Chairperson, Committee <br />of the Whole <br />Derek D. Dieter <br />First District <br />Charlotte D. Pfeifer <br />Second District <br />Roland Kelly <br />Third District <br />Ann Puzzello <br />Fourth District <br />David Varner <br />Fifth District <br />Ervin Kuspa <br />Sixth District <br />Sean Coleman <br />At Large <br />AI "Buddy" Kirsits <br />At Large <br />Karen L. White <br />At Large <br />Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand <br />Council Attorney <br />City of South Bend <br />CoIInmon Council <br />441 County-City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Blvd <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601-1830 <br />August 18, 2004 <br />The South Bend Common Council <br />4th Floor County-City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana <br />(574} 235-9321 <br />Fax (574) 235-9173 <br />TDD (574) 235-5567 <br />http://www ci.south-bend.in.us <br />Re: 2005 Annual Pay and Monetary Fringe Benefit Ordinance for the <br />Members of the South Bend Fire Department <br />Dear Council Members: <br />We are pleased to officially file with the Office of the City Clerk the <br />proposed ordinance which will establish annual pay and monetary fringe <br />benefits for members of the South Bend Fire Department for calendar year <br />2005. <br />The proposed ordinance addresses the primary goal which was to be <br />achieved during this year's fire negotiations, namely, establishing parity <br />among public safety employees working for the City of South Bend. Our <br />City is indeed fortunate to have so many career firefighters who dedicate <br />themselves 24/7 to serving on the South Bend Fire Department. <br />This ordinance also addresses four (4) of the City's Statement of Interests <br />discussed at the bargaining session held on June 22, 2004, namely: <br />1. Commitment to public service <br />2. Commitment to competitive & fair compensation <br />3. Commitment to fiscal responsibility, and <br />4. Commitment to training and education <br />Our Negotiator/Agent, Kathy Cekanski-Farrand, will present a detailed <br />power point presentation at the Council meeting on Monday, September <br />13th which will highlight key considerations which were instrumental to <br />this year's successful interest-based bargaining with the Fire Negotiating <br />Team who represented the South Bend Firefighters Association No. 362. <br />We have also asked all of the Fire Negotiating Team to be present at that 7 <br />p.m. Council meeting. <br />The Council Members of the Advisory City Negotiating Team would also <br />like to commend all of the members of the Fire Negotiating Team for their <br />hard work and dedication. Their professionalism, background preparation, <br />