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• <br /> (2) Short and Long-Term Disability. Short and Long-Term Disability shall be <br /> as set forth in the City's Employee Handbook, as it may be amended from <br /> time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference. <br /> (3) Payment for Election to Leave Employer's Comprehensive Major <br /> Medical Insurance Program. The City shall pay one hundred and thirty <br /> ($130) per month ($65 bi-weekly) to any Employee who elects to leave the <br /> City's comprehensive major medical insurance program to be covered by <br /> another program for which the City makes no contribution. This election <br /> shall not be mandatory, and the Employee who made such election may <br /> return to the City's comprehensive major medical Insurance Program, <br /> provided that the conditions are a Qualifying Life Event or Open Enrollment <br /> of the City's Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance Program, and the <br /> contributions specified herein are made, but in such event said Employee <br /> shall forfeit the one hundred- and thirty-dollar ($130) payment per month <br /> thereafter. <br /> (4) Life Insurance. The City shall provide term life insurance coverage in an <br /> amount lx annual salary rounded up to the nearest $1,000 for each benefit <br /> eligible employee except for sworn firefighters, sworn police officers, and <br /> members of the Teamsters, which are as provided in their collective <br /> bargaining agreements. <br /> (5) Benefit Waiting Period. The City notes that life insurance and <br /> comprehensive major Medical Insurance programs require a minimum • <br /> eligibility period of thirty(30)days and that the long-term disability program <br /> requires a minimum ninety(90) day eligibility period which must be met. <br /> (f) Hiring Bonus.The Mayor,may,at his/her discretion,offer a Hiring Bonus to a new <br /> employee as an incentive for the employee to accept the position offered.This Bonus <br /> will be paid to the employee in addition to the salary set forth in the Salary <br /> Ordinance. The range of these monetary bonuses will be from one hundred($100)to <br /> four thousand dollars ($4,000). <br /> (g) City Residency Incentive. Full-time employees who establish and maintain legal <br /> residence within the City of South Bend city limits, reside on a continuous, <br /> permanent basis within the South Bend city limits, and comply with all regulations <br /> and requirements described in the Employee Handbook on this topic shall be entitled <br /> to an annual monetary bonus of two thousand dollars ($2,000). <br /> (h) Allowances. <br /> (1) Auto Allowances. At the Mayor's discretion an auto allowance may be <br /> offered to city employees in lieu of a City issued car. The allowance may <br /> range from one($1) to five hundred dollars ($500) dollars per month. <br /> (2) Cell Phone Allowance. At the Mayor's discretion an allowance for the <br /> business portion of an employee's cell phone may be provided to those <br /> employees whose position and job responsibilities require the ability to <br /> communicate outside of city premises or after normal city working hours. <br /> The allowance shall not exceed one-hundred dollars ($100)per month. <br /> (i) Early Retirement Incentives. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer an early <br /> retirement incentive program that may take the form of a bonus upon retirement for <br /> years of service or assistance with health insurance for a retiree who is not Medicare <br /> eligible. Such assistance shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or <br /> assistance must be approved by the Mayor and Controller and is subject to <br /> appropriation by the Common Council before any such bonus or assistance may be <br /> paid. <br /> I.C. 5-10.2-3-1.2 permits employers to purchase one year for every five years of <br />