07-25-94 Personnel & Finance and Health & Public Safety

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Qtommttttt 2tttport Personnel and Finance Committee and the Health and Public Safety Committee to tbt Common Qtowuf l of at e f ty of ffiouth to : The July 25, 1994,meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee and the Health and Public Safety Committee was called to order by Personnel and Finance Committee Chairperson Sean Coleman at 4:40 P.M. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members: Luecke, Washington, Kelly, Slavinskas,Zakrzewski, Colmen,Duda,Ladewski and Puzzello;Don Porter, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Coleman noted that the only item on the agenda was to review substitute Bill No. 76-94 which would set the annual pay and monetary fringe benefits for Members of the South Bend Police Department for calendars years 1995, 1996,and 1997. Council President Puzzello made the initial presentation. She noted that this was the shortest negotiations since she has been on the Common Council. She stated that the main focus of the FOP was to address the pension base by placing dollars in the category of first class Patrol Officer. She noted that basically the FOP Committee was acceptable to status qou in all other monetary categories. She noted both teams worked well together and it was a very positive negotiation process. The Council Attorney was then called upon to give a further summary of the changes. She noted that for the Captains and below who are the Officers represented by FOP Lodge 36, that although percentages were not discussed at the table the average percentage increased for those ranks in 1995 will be 4.5%,in 1996 4%, and in 1997 3.7%. The holiday grant procedure will change the currant concept and will require Police Officers to work for holiday pay. A concept of" Grand Holidays"will be initiated where additional financial incentive will be paid by the City for certain holidays established by the Board of Public Safety. The only increase in hazardous duty pays was the SOS undercover which is currently at $1500.00 which will increase to $1,800.00, $1,900.00 and $2,000.00 respectably over the course of the three years. She noted that the current $500.00 for gun radio allowance will be reduced to $200.00 each year.These dollars were then moved into the base dollar increase.Linear increases in longevity where as follows: 11-14 years from$400.00 to$415.00 15-19 years from$550.00 to $575.00 20 plus years from $1,000.00 to $1,050.00. The Council Attorney then reviewed the Tuition Reimbursement Program, the Operations Safe Neighborhoods Program and the Body Armor Vest Incentive Program. She also proposed changes to the substitute Bill regarding the Holiday Grant Language, Tuition Reimbursement, and Body Armor Vest Incentive and noted that a finial version would be on file with the City Clerk's office. The only change with regard to vacations were for those officers or sworn members hired after December 31, 1986 with the detail being as follows: 11-15 years of service from 18 days to 19 days 16-19 years of service from 21 days to 22 days 20 years and over from 24 days to 25 days