Bill No. 53-22 Proposed 2023 City Clerk Staff Non-Bargaining Salary Ordinance

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(f) Hiring Bonus.The City Clerk,may, at his/her discretion,offer a Hiring Bonus to a new 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). (g) Early Retirement Incentives. The City Clerk 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 is not Medicare eligible. Such assistance shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or assistance must be approved by the City Clerk and Controller and is 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 City Clerk 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) Other Monetary Fringe Benefits. All other fringe benefits shall be as set forth in the City's Employee Handbook as it may be amended from time to time. Section III. Employee Definitions (a) Full-Time Employee. Full-time employees are those employees who are regularly scheduled to work forty(40)hours per week,or a reduced full-time schedule of thirty (30) hours or more per week as approved by the City Clerk on a voluntary basis. Such employees are eligible for the Employer's Benefits Package subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of each benefit program. However, solely for purposes of qualification for health care benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act(the Act)as amended,the definition of full time employee shall be the equivalent of that which is provided in the Act,and this Section shall not be construed to be in conflict with the Act. (b) Part-Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who are not assigned to a full-time status as defined by the City including those who qualify for health care benefits under the Act,but who do not meet the City's definition of full- time employee under subpart(a)of this Section,and who are scheduled to work less than the City of South Bend's full-time schedule, not to equal or exceed one thousand five hundred sixty (1,560) hours per year. While they do receive certain mandated benefits(such as worker's compensation, social security benefits,and for some,health care under the Act),they are not eligible for other City benefit programs with the exception of the positions listed below: