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

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Firefighter Salary Cover Letter Page 3 (d) Private Ambulance Service Program: The current rate of$75.00 would be maintained for 1994-1996 as additional pay for those firefighters participating in the program, with policy changes being addressed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. (e) Proposed Budget Amounts for Physicals and Items for the Individual Fire Stations: Monies will be proposed in the 1994 budget to meet OSHA requirements and also to allow each fire station whose personnel meet the spring housecleaning requirements to recommend personnel property purchases consistent with departmental guidelines. The City Negotiating Team recommends passage of the proposed Ordinance in the event that its terms are ratified by Local No. 362. In the event that the package is not ratified,the City Negotiating Team recommends the following amendments: (a) That paragraph (d) of Section II addressing the "Conditional Hydrant User Fee and Effect"be struck from the Ordinance; and (b) That the salaries for 1996 for the Sworn Members of the Fire Department be recalculated to reflect 4% increases over 1995 base salary amounts instead of 5%increases. It should be further noted that Mayor Kernan's recommendations for Officers in 1994, 1995, and 1996 will be presented to you during the City Negotiating Team's presentation of the proposed Ordinance at the formal Special Council Meeting. The City Negotiating Team believes that the overall package recommended to both the Common Council and later to the Board of Public Safety is fair and in the best interest of all parties concerned,as well as the City of South Bend. We recommend your favorable consideration of this proposed Ordinance. Thank you. Sincer ly, Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand Spokesperson City Negotiating Team CC: Mayor Joseph E. Kernan Luther Taylor,Fire Chief City Negotiating Team Wage Negotiating Team for Local Union No. 362