Annual Pay Firefighters 1991,1992, and 1993

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• • (2) Said Clothing Allowance shall be paid by the City of South Bend in four (4) equal payments payable on or about March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, of each year. (3) All of the above described Clothing Allowance shall be pro-rated to the date of termination of employment for all qualifying Officers and Sworn Members. SECTION IV. INSURANCE BENEFITS. (a) Firefighters Contribution for Health Insurance. The contribution by Officer and Sworn Members by the South Bend Fire Department for single health insurance coverage for the self-funded insurance program of the City of South Bend shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00) per month in plan years 1991, 1992, and 1993. The contribution for dependent coverage shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per month in plan years 1991, 1992, and 1993. (b) Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance. In an effort to control health care costs, the City's current health insurance package shall be modified beginning with the 1991 plan year to provide a program for Officers and Sworn Members of the South Bend Fire Department containing comprehensive major medical insurance which includes a Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) annual deductible and which shall be subject to an 80/20 coinsurance payment to a maximum of Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1200.00) per year excluding any fee charged in excess of the then prevailing rates of medical services as established by the health insurance carrier for the City of South Bend. (c) Cafeteria Plan Contribution. The City of South Bend shall contribute Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to each Officer's and Sworn Member's individual health spending account. (d) Election to Leave the City's Insurance Program. The City of South Bend shall pay Thirty Dollars ($30.00) per month to any Officer or Sworn Member of the South Bend Fire Department who elects to leave the City's insurance program to be covered by another program for which the City makes no contribution. This election shall not be mandatory and the Officer or Sworn Member may return to the City's program provided that the conditions of the City's insurance plan are met and contributions specified in paragraph (a) herein of this Section are made, but such Officer or Sworn Member shall forfeit the Thirty Dollar ($30.00) payment per month. (e) Life Insurance. The City of South Bend shall provide term life insurance coverage in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to each member of the South Bend Fire Department. SECTION V. VACATIONS. The following Vacation Schedules, based on years of service, are recommended to the Board of Public Safety for approval: (a) 8-Hour Fire Personnel. All eight (8) hour Fire Personnel shall have comparable vacation time as 8 hour personnel in the Police Department with the same date of hire. (b) 24-Hour Fire Personnel. Officers and Sworn Members working twenty-