8397-93 Annual Pay & Monetary Fringe Benefits of Firefighters 1994, 1995 & 1996

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III/IIIIIIIIIII I'''`'pU TH ,a' S 4,4,-........ • ��,.: \\''''„1,;,� City of South Bend ,,,A, � iii ',, i Common Council _ « o' 11 County-City Building•South Bend,Indiana 46601 1865 ,'''�� IIIIr (219)235-9321 Fax(219)235-9173 Stephen Luecke President Eugene Ladewski July 29. 1993 Vice-President Thomas Zakrzewskl Members of the Common Council Chairperson,Committegth Floor County-City Building of the Whole South Bend, Indiana 46601 RE: Substitute Bill No. 59-93 Stephen Luecke Three-Year Salary and Wage Benefit Ordinance for the Fire Department First District Cleo Washington Dear Council Members: Second District The attachment proposed Ordinance sets forth the provisions of the tentative Roland Kelly agreement reached between the Wage Committee representing the Firefighters Local Third District Union No. 362 and the City Negotiating Team. Ann Puzzello The proposed Ordinance may be briefly summarized as follows: Fourth District Linas Slavinskas 1. Salary: It sets forth a three-year wage package with no increase in wages Fifth District in 1994, a 3% wage increase in base salaries in 1995, and a 5% wage increase in base salaries in 1996. If the Council would pass a hydrant user fee, the wages Thomas Zakrzewski would be amended to reflect a 2% increase in 1995 and/or 1996 but would not be Sixth District attributable to the base for pension purposes. Sean Coleman 2. Rank Elimination: The rank of Specialist is recommended to the Board of At Large Public Safety to be eliminated with an 8-hour incentive pay proposed instead for Loretta Duda qualifying Captains who perform such duties as arson investigation, inspections, At Large vehicle and station maintenance, or who act as the hazmat coordinator, etc. The proposed 8-hour incentive pay has been calculated to fully compensate the current Eugene Ladewski Specialists for their proposed change in rank. At Large 3. Recall Procedures: Recall procedures would be changed from the current rig list procedure to a Master List, with specific provisions for primary and secondary recall being established. Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand Council Attorney 4. Increases in Specialty Pays & Clothing Allowance: Speciality pays would be set by specific dollar amounts instead of a percentage of the Engineer rank. New speciality pays would be created in 1995 for Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians,First Responders, and Paramedics with three years or more of service. Other current speciality pays and the clothing allowance would be adjusted upward in 1995 and 1996.