10-23-2012 South Bend Common Council, Fraternal Order of Police Agree on Pay and Benefits Package

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SOU TR 8F � G z s 1865 CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR OFFICE OF THE MAYOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23,2012 Contact: Debra Johnson, Director of Communications Phone: 574-235-5853 SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL, FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE AGREE ON PAY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE SOUTH BEND—The South Bend Common Council approved a pay and benefits package Monday night for the sworn officers of the South Bend Police Department for calendar years 2013 and 2014. "I would like to applaud the efforts of the South Bend Common Council, especially the lead negotiators Karen White and Tim Scott, and Council Attorney Kathy Cekanski- Farrand, for working with City Controller Mark Neal and the Board of Public Safety's designated negotiator,Edward Sullivan," said Mayor Pete Buttigieg. "They all worked hard, along with the FOP and President Steve Noonan, to put together a package that is good for officers and good for the City." "The FOP membership approved the proposal by an overwhelming margin. We felt it was a very fair package," said Noonan, president of FOP #36. "We appreciate the openness and cooperation we were shown by the City Administration and Common Council in addressing issues we felt important to our membership." The package provides a pay increase of 2.5 percent for each year, in addition to incentives for officers who live in the city. Specialty pays were also addressed, specifically the pays for uniformed crime scene technicians, certified meth lab technicians, and officers who meet the department's standards to speak Spanish, to communicate with an increasing demographic of residents in the community. The package works within the fiscal constraints of the proposed city budget, which will be under consideration over the next week. 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892