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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />This Memorandum of Understanding (this "MOU") is made on April 25 , 2023 (the <br />"Effective Date") and sets forth the agreement between the City of South Bend, Indiana (the <br />"City"), and Teamsters Local Union No. 364, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of <br />Teamsters of America (the "Union") (collectively, the "Parties"). <br />RECITALS <br />WHEREAS, the Parties entered into a Master Agreement ("Agreement") to provide for <br />equitable and peaceful adjustment of differences which may arise, further a mutual and voluntary <br />effort to promote and maintain sound labor relations, and to establish other conditions of <br />employment for the calendar years 2022-2024; and <br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana ("Common Council") <br />passed Ordinance Number 7997-89 on July 24, 1989, fixing the maximum wages and monetary <br />fringe benefits for Teamsters Union employees of the City for the calendar years 1990 through <br />1992. Further, each subsequent contract cycle, the Common Council has passed an ordinance <br />fixing the maximum wages for Union employees, most recently on October 11, 2021 in Ordinance <br />Number 10816-21 for the term commencing on January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024 (the <br />"Salary Ordinance"). <br />WHEREAS, the Parties mutually desire to amend the Neighborhood Services Supplemental <br />to provide for premium pay for Employees required to hold a Commercial Driver's License <br />("CDL") as part of their job description. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows: <br />1. The following Section shall be added as follows as Section A.3. of the <br />Neighborhood Services Supplemental: <br />Employees validly holding a CDL that is required by their job description and job <br />responsibilities shall receive premium pay as follows, according to the level of CDL the <br />employee is required to hold: <br />a. Class A unrestricted: $1.25 per hour <br />b. Class A: $1.00 per hour <br />c. Class B: $0.75 per hour <br />2. The following Section shall be added as Section A.4. of the Neighborhood <br />Services Supplemental: <br />Employer shall reimburse Employees for CDL testing according to the following <br />schedule: <br />a. First attempt: $200.00 <br />b. Second attempt: $150.00 <br />