10200-12 Annual Pay & Monetary Fringe Benefits Firefighters 2013 and 2014

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Ordinance No. ( a)- -- Substitute Bill No. 57-12 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 YEARS 2013 AND 2014 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3,¶(d), the South Bend Common Council, as the legislative body of a second class Indiana city, is charged with establishing before November 1st the annual compensation of all members of the South Bend Fire Department. On May 14, 2012, the South Bend Common Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 4179-12 which appointed an agent/chief negotiator for the labor negotiations to work with the City Advisory Negotiating Team for Fire Negotiations. The Council's Agent and the City Advisory Negotiating Team have been meeting with the Fire Negotiating Team representing sworn members of the South Bend Firefighters' Association Local No. 362 of the International Association of Firefighters ALF-CIO. The City Advisory Negotiating Team's membership includes 2nd District Council Member Henry Davis, Jr., 4th District Council Member Dr. Fred Ferlic, 6th District Council Member Oliver Davis (Alternate), City Controller Mark Neal, Assistant Fire Chief for Operations Jim Lopez, and Assistant Fire Chief for Services Todd Skwarcan; with Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand serving as the Council's Agent and Ed Sullivan serving as the Board of Public Safety's Agent. The IAFF South Bend Local No. 362 Fire Negotiating Team includes Captain Patrick J. Kottkamp, IAFF Local 362 President, Captain Christopher C. Baker, Local 362 Vice-President, Captain James K. Weinberg, Firefighter 1St Class Michael W. Lagodney, Captain Russell C. Buysse, and their attorney Tim Curran. Each of the negotiating teams committed themselves to the principles of interest-based negotiations. This is a negotiation strategy where the parties collaborate to be problem-solvers and seek "win-win" solutions. Interest-based negotiations encourage the respective teams to focus on developing mutually beneficial agreements. This ordinance sets forth the recommended salaries and monetary fringe benefits to be paid to sworn members of the South Bend Fire Depai intent. It is believed to be in the best interest of the Fire Department, the best interest of the City of South Bend which is fiscally responsible to the citizens. ,gWee, i yO4r, 6e rt, di'dabied (.e V64,1/121641, c&oa'? d th,e &9, of (6(tih, ("md Lfy-zdcainc, a4