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BILL NO. 124-21 <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF <br />SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR <br />YEARS 2022, 2023, AND 2024 <br />STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br />The South Bend Common Council, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3 (d) is charged <br />with establishing, before November 1st, the annual compensation of the South Bend Fire <br />Department. The City of South Bend has negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with <br />members of the South Bend Firefighter’s Association Local No. 362 for the three calendar years <br />beginning January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2024. <br />This ordinance sets forth the negotiated items which fix the annual pay and salaries of the <br />sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department; including salaries for upper level policy <br />making positions in the department as defined in Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12; and other monetary <br />fringe benefits. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: <br />Section I. Recognition. <br />The South Bend Common Council recognizes the negotiating team which represents the <br />South Bend Firefighters' Association Local No. 362 of the International Association of <br />Firefighters, AFL-CIO, as the sole bargaining agent for the sworn members of the South Bend Fire <br />Department for purposes of negotiating annual pay, monetary fringe benefits and other monetary <br />items which are addressed in this ordinance, excepting the Fire Chief, the Assistant Fire Chiefs, <br />and the Battalion Chiefs, who are governed by Indiana Code §.36-8-1-12. <br />Section II. Annual Maximum Salaries. <br />(a)Definitions: For purposes of this ordinance, "Salary Classifications" mean <br />Categories for salary and annual pay purposes only. "Rank" does not mean salary classification. <br />(b)Annual Pay for Sworn Members of the South Bend Fire Department: <br />Maximum annual pays for the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department, including upper <br />level policy making positions defined by Indiana Code§ 36-8-1-12 for calendar years 2022, 2023, <br />and 2024 shall be set as follows: