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service for employees in PERF covered positions under certain conditions. The <br /> Mayor•shall have discretion to offer such early retirement incentive program, <br /> pursuant to statute, after consultation with the Controller and after appropriation by <br /> the Common Council. <br /> (j) Certification Bonus for EMS Billers. At the discretion of the Mayor, City <br /> employees working in the EMS billing division may receive an incentive payment <br /> not to exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) annually if the employee <br /> achieves and maintains in good standing the appropriate certification for EMS <br /> billing. <br /> (k) Other Monetary Fringe Benefits. All other fringe benefits shall be as set forth in <br /> the City's Employee Handbook as it may be amended from time to time. <br /> Section III. Employee Definitions <br /> (a) Full-Time Employee. Full-time employees are those employees who are regularly <br /> scheduled to work forty(40)hours per week,or a reduced full-time schedule of thirty <br /> (30) hours or more per week as approved by the Mayor on a voluntary basis. Such <br /> employees are eligible for the Employer's Benefits Package subject to the terms, <br /> conditions and limitations of each benefit program. However, solely for purposes of <br /> qualification for health care benefits under the federal Patient Protection and <br /> Affordable Care Act(the Act)as amended,the definition of full-time employee shall <br /> be the equivalent of that which is provided in the Act, and this Section shall not be <br /> construed to be in conflict with the Act. <br /> (b) Part-Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who are not <br /> assigned to a full-time status as defined by the City including those who qualify for <br /> health care benefits under the Act,but who do not meet the City's definition of full- <br /> time employee under subpart(a)of this Section, and who are scheduled to work less <br /> than the City of South Bend's full-time schedule, not to equal or exceed one <br /> thousand five hundred sixty (1,560) hours per year. While they do receive certain <br /> mandated benefits(such as worker's compensation, social security benefits,and for <br /> some,health care under the Act),they are not eligible for other City benefit programs <br /> with the exception of the positions listed below: <br /> All Attorneys employed in the City's Legal Department in part-time positions as well <br /> as all elected Council members are eligible for participation in all of the Employer's <br /> Benefit Programs. <br /> Section IV. City's Employee Handbook Availability <br /> Two(2)copies of the City's Employee Handbook shall be kept on file and made available for public <br /> inspection during regular hours in the office of the City Clerk on the 4th Floor of the County-City <br /> Building, South Bend, Indiana. • <br /> Section v. Effective Date <br /> This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council <br /> and approved by the Mayor. <br /> ftni4 111 0):)C <br /> Sharon cBride, Council President <br /> South Bend Common Council <br />