10891-22 Proposed 2023 Police Salary Ordinance

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3. Former U.S. Military Retention Incentive Program. The South Bend Police Department Former U.S. Military Retention Incentive Program which originally because effective January 1, 2015, shall continue in full, force and effect. In order to be eligible, a sworn member of the Department must have successfully completed at least one (1)year of full-time service on the Department and must have completed the annually mandatory training program addressing domestic violence, fire arms training and emergency vehicle operations training, and provide documentation as required by this section with qualified sworn members being entitled to the following: Service Length 2023 2024 2025 Two (2) years of past U.S. military active duty service Four(4)years of past U.S. military active duty service Six(6) or more years of past U.S. military active duty service Such bonus incentive retention payments shall be paid at the highest year of U.S.military active duty service experience only. Proof of such U.S. military service and tenure must be substantiated and verified by utilizing the Report of Separation, DD-214 issued by the Defense Department. Qualifying sworn members shall be paid said bonus in December of each calendar year. 4. Police Recruitment Relocation to South Bend Incentive. Any new full-time sworn member of the South Bend Police Department who is employed after January 1, 2015, would be eligible to apply for a Police Recruitment Relocation to South Bend Incentive, so long as his/her new personal residential address is located within the South Bend City limits. This relocation bonus may not exceed dollars ($ ) for each qualifying full-time sworn member in each calendar years. Section III. Additional Areas of Compensation. (a) Maximum Amounts. All monetary amounts set forth in this ordinance shall be the maximum amounts permitted in each calendar year addressed. (b) City Residency Incentives. Sworn members and officers of the South Bend Police Department, who establish verified legal residence within any neighborhood within the City of South Bend city limits and reside on a continuous permanent basis within the South Bend city limits, and comply any additional department governing regulations on this topic shall be entitled to the following residency incentive bonus: 2023: $ maximum payable on or before December 15, 2023 2024: $ maximum payable on or before December 15, 2024 2025: $ maximum payable on or before December 15, 2025 (c) Court Time Pay: If an officer or sworn member of the South Bend Police Department is sub2oenaed to court or is ordered to appear at any given location to validate a complaint or warrant, and if that officer or sworn member is off-duty, that officer or sworn member shall be paid overtime. Such cou-t time pay shall be paid at the overtime rate of pay. Such officer or sworn member shall receive a minimum of ( ) hours of pay for appearing on his or her scheduled day off; and a minimum of (J hours of pay for appearing when off-duty on a regular scheduled workday. (d) Overtime Pay: If a sworn member is required to remain on duty in excess of the regularly scheduled workday, he or she shall be entitled to overtime pay. Such sworn member shall be paid at the rate of ( ) times his or her regular rate of pay. Overtime shall be calculated by quarter-hour increments. (e) Critical Duty Day Pay Stipend: A critical duty day pay stipend is continued in the amount of dollars ($ )There shall be eight (8) Critical Duty Days established by the Board of Public Safety by proper Board Resolution. Officers and sworn members assigned to:he Family Violence/Special Victim's Unit, Country Metro Homicide or the South Bend Commun_ty School Corporation,while so assigned,shall not be eligible for the Critical Duty Day pay stipend,while working as a part of his or her regular duty assignments.