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year anniversary with the Department, shall be required to pay back to the South Bend Police <br /> Department any and all lateral bonus monies received. <br /> A lateral entry officer with two (2) years or less of service as a certified officer shall enter the South Bend <br /> Police Department as a Patrolman Second Class. Upon completing Field Training Program (FTO), such lateral <br /> officer shall be eligible for promotion to Patrolman First Class. <br /> (d) Police Officer Recruitment Bonus Program. The Police Officer Recruitment Bonus Program which <br /> originally became effective January 1,2015,shall continue in full, force and effect.Any sworn member <br /> of the South Bend Police Department, who assists in the recruitment and hiring of any full-time new <br /> sworn police officer,may be eligible upon Department verification of each of the stages listed below: <br /> 1. Upon an individual, who has been recruited by a South Bend Police Department sworn member, <br /> graduating from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, the sum of dollars ($ ) <br /> shall be earmarked for payment for that sworn member of the South Bend Police Department who <br /> assisted in the recruitment. <br /> 2. Upon that individual then successfully completing the Field Training Program (FTO), the sum of <br /> dollars ($ ) shall be earmarked for that sworn member of the South Bend <br /> Police Department who assisted in the recruitment. <br /> 3. For the sworn member of the South Bend Police Department to be eligible to receive the bonuses <br /> described above, the candidate who recruited the candidate must have successfully completed the <br /> specified phase of the hiring process and be hired by the South Bend Police Department as a full- <br /> time sworn member. Any sworn member of the South Bend Police Department desiring to <br /> participate in the Police Officer Recruitment Bonus Program shall be required to timely complete <br /> all required forms with the Department, and upon verification of his/her recruited candidate <br /> successfully meeting the hiring standards, processing for payment of the recruitment bonus shall <br /> commence. <br /> All Police Department regulations governing this program must be complied with by the sworn member of the <br /> South Bend Police Department in order for him/her to be qualified and eligible to be paid under this program. <br /> (a) Lateral Police Officer Recruitment Incentive Program. The South Bend Police Department Lateral <br /> Police Officer Recruitment Incentive Program which originally became effective January 1,2015,shall <br /> continue in full, force and effect. Any sworn member of the South Bend Police Department, who <br /> verifiably assists in the recruitment and hiring of any new full-time lateral sworn police office is eligible <br /> for a one-time bonus payment of dollars ($ ). Said bonus shall only be <br /> processed for payment upon the following conditions being met: <br /> 1. The lateral police officer candidate successfully completed a Law Enforcement Training <br /> Board-certified 40-hour Pre-Basic Course, and is hired as a full-time sworn member of the <br /> South Bend Police Department; <br /> 2. Verification of the sworn member's recruitment activities and his/her timely completion of all <br /> required forms with the South Bend Police Department; <br /> 3. The sworn member, who recruited the lateral police officer candidate, completed the annual <br /> mandatory training program addressing domestic violence, use of force training, fire arms <br /> training and emergency vehicle operations training; and <br /> 4. All Police Department regulations governing this program must have been complied with by <br /> the sworn member of the South Bend Police Department in order for him/her to be qualified <br /> and eligible to be paid under this program. <br /> (b) Police Officer Education Incentive Program. The South Bend Police Department Education Incentive <br /> Program which originally became effective January 1,2015, shall continue in full, force and effect. In <br /> order to be eligible under this program, a person must be classified as a full-time South Bend Police <br /> Department sworn member,'must have successfully completed at least one(1)year of full-time service <br /> on the South Bend Police Department,and must have completed the annual mandatory training program <br /> addressing domestic violence, use of force, fire arms training, emergency vehicle operations training; <br /> and provided all of the documentation which verify the completion of the following degrees/hours: <br /> Degree 2023 2024 2025 <br />