9526-04 Salaries - fixing the Annual Pay and Monetary fringe benefits of Firefighters for Calendar year 2005

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Bill No. 51-04 Ordinance No. S Z~ ~ ~ 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 YEAR 2005 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The South Bend Common Council has the legal responsibility pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3 (d) to establish by ordinance before September 20th, the annual compensation of all members of the South Bend Fire Department. On April 26, 2004, the South Bend Common Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 3324-04 which appointed an agent/negotiator and addressed an Advisory City Negotiating Team. The Advisory City Negotiating Team was composed of lst District Council Member Derek D. Dieter, 3rd District Council Member Roland Kelly, 4th District Council Member Ann Puzzello, 6th District Council Member Ervin Kuspa, Assistant Fire Chief Richard Switalski, City Controller Frederick B. Ollett III, City Attorney Charles S. Leone, Agent/Negotiator for the Board of Public Safety, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Agent/Negotiator for the South Bend Common Council. The Fire Negotiating Team was composed of Captain Michael J. Damiano, Engineer Kenneth Marks, Captain Jess (Ben) Noell, Engineer Michael Jamieson, Lieutenant/Paramedic Todd Skwarcan, Pump Engineer James Weinberg, Michael Wagenka, retired Battalion Chief; and Thomas F. (Chip) Lewis III, Agent/Negotiator. The negotiating teams were committed to using interest-based bargaining techniques. After a series of positive negotiating sessions, a tentative agreement was reached on July 29, 2004. The salary and monetary fringe benefits set forth in this ordinance are recommended to be approved by the South Bend Common Council, with such terms being deemed in the best interests of the City of South Bend, Indiana. ~o~ul, ~1iex~' lie i,~ a~ai~zea~ ~ ~ie ~a~nm~aaz ~pau~zc~ o~~ie ~c~ o~ C~s~ /Jc eau C~~iaauz, as follows: Section I. a. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the Firefighter Negotiating Team of the South Bend Firefighters Association, Local No. 362, as the sole bargaining agent for the purpose of negotiating annual pay and monetary fringe benefits which are addressed in this ordinance for the employees of the South Bend Fire Department. "Employees" are designated as all sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department