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Former U.S. Military Retention Incentive Program. The South Bend Police Department <br />Former U.S. Military Retention Incentive Program which originally because effective January <br />1, 2015, shall continue in full, force and effect. In order to be eligible, a sworn member of the <br />Department must have successfully completed at least one (1) year of full-time service on the <br />Department and must have completed the annually mandatory training program addressing <br />domestic violence, fire arms training and emergency vehicle operations training, and provide <br />documentation as required by this section with qualified sworn members being entitled to the <br />following: <br />Service Length 2023 2024 2025 <br />Two (2) years of past U.S. military <br />active duty service <br />Four (4) years of past U.S. military <br />active duty service <br />Six (6) or more years of past U.S. <br />military active duty service <br />Such bonus incentive retention payments shall be paid at the highest year of U.S. military active <br />duty service experience only. Proof of such U.S. military service and tenure must be <br />substantiated and verified by utilizing the Report of Separation, DD-214 issued by the Defense <br />Department. Qualifying sworn members shall be paid said bonus in December of each calendar <br />year. <br />4. Police Recruitment Relocation to South Bend Incentive. Any new full-time sworn member of <br />the South Bend Police Department who is employed after January 1, 2015, would be eligible <br />to apply for a Police Recruitment Relocation to South Bend Incentive, so long as his/her new <br />personal residential address is located within the South Bend City limits. This relocation bonus <br />may not exceed dollars for each qualifying full-time sworn member in <br />each calendar years. <br />Section III. Additional Areas of Compensation. <br />(a) Maximum Amounts. All monetary amounts set forth in this ordinance shall be the maximum amounts <br />permitted in each calendar year addressed. <br />(b) City Residency Incentives. Sworn members and officers of the South Bend Police Department, who <br />establish verified legal residence within any neighborhood within the City of South Bend city limits and <br />reside on a continuous permanent basis within the South Bend city limits, and comply any additional <br />department governing regulations on this topic shall be entitled to the following residency incentive <br />bonus: <br />2023: $ maximum payable on or before December 15, 2023 <br />2024: $ maximum payable on or before December 15, 2024 <br />2025: $ maximum payable on or before December 15, 2025 <br />(c) Court Time Pav: If an officer or sworn member of the South Bend Police Department is subpoenaed to <br />court or is ordered to appear at any given location to validate a complaint or warrant, and if that officer <br />or sworn member is off -duty, that officer or sworn member shall be paid overtime. Such court time pay <br />