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

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2013&2014 South Bend Fire Department Salary Ordinance Substitute Bill No.57-12 Page 3 It is the intent of the city to eliminate the non-rank specialty of"Lieutenant/Paramedic" by attrition, as further addressed in Section III (a) of this ordinance. Section III. Additional Areas of Compensation. (a) Maximum Amounts. All monetary amounts set forth in this ordinance shall be the maximum amounts permitted in each calendar year addressed. (b) Residency Incentives. Qualifying sworn members and upper level policy making positions of the South Bend Fire Department, who establish legal resident within any neighborhood within the City of South Bend city limits and reside on a continuous permanent basis within the South Bend city limits, and comply with the governing regulations for such compliance shall be entitled to the following bonus: 2013: $250 maximum payable on or before December 15, 2013 2014: $400 maximum payable on or before December 15, 2013 Section IV. Specialty Pays: (a). Medical Specialty Pays:2 Specialty pays shall be paid to the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department who meet the department's requirements for each specialty and are regularly assigned to perform such special duties. All specialty pays shall be prorated to the date of the regular assignment for such special duty or duties and paid accordingly. Individuals performing any of the following Medical Specialties shall be paid at the highest certification only. The following Medical Specialty Pays are established for calendar years 2013 and 2014 which incorporate adjustments to provide for incentives for sworn members to obtain their lead medic status and the department's required number of Field Training Officers, as determined by the City Administration as part of the goal to eliminate the non-rank specialty of"Lieutenant/Paramedic"by attrition: Medical Specialties 2013 2014 Current Titles: New State Titles Certification/Licensing Incentives First Responder Emergency Medical Responder $250 $250 EMT-B $350 $350 2 House Enrolled Act No. 1186 was passed by the Indiana General Assembly and became effective July 1, 2012. This statute authorizes the Indiana Emergency Medical Services Commission (EMSC) to implement an emergency services certification program through emergency rules. It provides for the licensure of paramedics by the EMSC; renames "emergency medical technician-intermediate" to "advanced emergency medical technician"; deletes the term "emergency medical technician-basic advanced";renames"first responders"to"emergency medical responders";and provides for a two (2) year grace period to allow Firefighters who are currently certified as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Advanced or an Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate two (2) years to comply with the new certification requirements for emergency medical services personnel. HEA No. 1186 further gives the EMSC the option to implement rules to establish a certification program for the regulation of emergency service personnel,with the adoption of emergency rules by the EMSC anticipated. The terms set forth herein are the City's reasonable and best efforts to be in compliance with HEA No. 1186,as codified into various sections of Chapters 4 and 16 of the Indiana Code.