Bill No. 27-22 Amending Ord. No. 10816-21, Which Fixed Maximum Wages of Teamster Employess for Calendar Years 2022, 2023, and 2024, to Add a Provisions for a City Residency Incentive

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(g) Early Retirement Incentives. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer an early retirement incentive program that may take the form of a bonus upon retirement for years of service or assistance with health insurance for a retiree who isn't Medicare eligible. Such assistance shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or assistance must be approved by the Mayor and Controller and are subject to appropriation by the Common Council before any such bonus or assistance may be paid. I.C. 5-10.2-3-1.2 permits employers to purchase one year for every five years of service for employees in PERF covered positions under certain conditions. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer such early retirement incentive program, pursuant to statute, after consultation with the Controller and after appropriation by the Common Council. (h) Hiring Bonus. The Mayor may, at his/her discretion, offer a Hiring Bonus to a new Teamster employee as an incentive for the employee to accept the position offered. This Bonus will be paid to the employee in addition to the salary set forth in the Salary Ordinance. The range of these monetary bonuses will be from one hundred ($100) to four thousand dollars ($4,000). (i) Teamster Recruitment Incentive. The Mayor, at his/her discretion, to address labor shortages affecting qualified Teamster employees, or for other reasonable cause, may offer to a Teamster employee who verifiably assists in the recruitment and hiring of a new full-time Teamster employee a total payment of Five Hundred dollars ($500.00) which may be payable in incremental sums at the discretion of the Mayor. Further uniform conditions of this payment may be imposed by the Mayor to assure integrity and non -collusion of this incentive program. Q) Definition of Full -Time Employee. Full-time employees are those employees who are not in a part time status and who are regularly scheduled to work the City of South Bend's full-time scheduled, forty (40) hours per week, or a reduced full-time schedule of thirty (30) hours or more per week as approved by the Mayor on a voluntary basis. Such employees are eligible for the Employer's Benefits Package subject to the terms and conditions and limitations of each benefit program. (k) Definition of Part -Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who are not assigned to a full-time status and who are scheduled to work less than the City of South Bend's full-time schedule, not to exceed one thousand five hundred eight (1,508) hours per year. While they do receive certain mandated benefits (such as worker's compensation and social security benefits), they are not eligible for other City benefit programs. (1) City Residency Incentive. Full-time Teamster employees who establish and maintain legal residence within the City of South Bend city limits, reside on a continuous, permanent basis within the South Bend city limits, and comply with all regulations and requirements described in the Employee Handbook on this topic shall be entitled to a monetary bonus of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) in 2022. Employees shall receive the full amount of this bonus if they remain employed and reside in the City of South Bend city limits from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Employees who relocate to South Bend city limits during 2022 shall receive a prorated amount of this bonus for each month they remain employed and reside within South Bend city limits during 2022.