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BILL NO. 135-21 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, REPEALING, SUPERSEDING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO. 10820- 21 AND FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2022, 2023, AND 2024 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The South Bend Common Council, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3 (d) is charged with establishing the compensation of the South Bend Fire Department. The Common Council enacted a salary ordinance, Ordinance No. 10820-21 establishing the compensation for 2022 after the City and the South Bend Firefighter’s Association Local No. 362 failed to reach a collective bargaining agreement before November 1, 2021. Subsequently, the City successfully negotiated an updated agreement with members of the South Bend Firefighter’s Association Local No. 362 for the three calendar years beginning January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2024. This ordinance repeals, supersedes and replaces Ordinance No. 10820-21 and sets forth the negotiated items which fix the annual pay and salaries of the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department; including salaries for upper-level policy making positions in the department as defined in Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12; and other monetary fringe benefits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: Section I. South Bend Ordinance No. 10820-21, previously passed by the Common Council on October 25, 2021, is repealed, superseded, and replaced in its entirety as follows: Section II. Recognition. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the negotiating team which represents the South Bend Firefighters' Association Local No. 362 of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, as the sole bargaining agent for the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department for purposes of negotiating annual pay, monetary fringe benefits and other monetary items which are addressed in this ordinance, excepting the Fire Chief, the Assistant Fire Chiefs, and the Battalion Chiefs, who are governed by Indiana Code §.36-8-1-12. Section III. Annual Maximum Salaries.