Amending various Sections outlining Chapter 2 Article 8 entitled City Officers and Employees

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BILL NO. ORDINANCE NO. 1C731- K7 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OUTLINING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 8 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ENTITLED CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT In 1986, the City's Wage Negotiating Team was appointed by the city Administration and Common Council to negotiate salary and fringe benefits on behalf of the City. Following a series of negotiating sessions, agreements were reached with regard to specify pay policies and procedures. As a result of these agreements, Ordinance Nos. 7667-86 and 7675-86 were passed by the Common Council and a subsequent written agreement was approved by the City and Teamster local No. 364. The following ordinance amends the relevant sections of the City Code addressing: sick leave for all officers and employees; annual vacations for officers and employees; and holidays. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 2, Article 8, Sections 2-119, 2-120, and 2-121, are hereby deleted in their entirety and amended to read as follows: Section 2-119 SICK LEAVE FOR ALL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. (a) Employees hired prior to January 1, 1987, shall retain their sick leave previously accrued until January 1, 1987. Employees hired prior to January 1, 1987, with less than forty-five (45) days shall be entitled to continue to accrue said sick leave as provided for in Sub-section (c) herein. Employees as of December 31, 1987, who have between forty-five (45) and ninety (90) sick days shall have said sick leave frozen at the amount they then have. Said employees may utilize said sick leave thereafter, but once used, said sick leave may only be replenished up to forty-five (45) days as provided for in Sub-section (c) herein. (b) All employees listed above, except as hereinafter provided, shall be entitled to an extended Sick and Accident Program, which program shall have a duration of seventeen (17) weeks and said employees shall thereafter be entitled to participate in the City Long Term Disability Program. Notwithstanding the above, employees who had, as of December 31, 1986, more than sixty-five (65) days as of said date shall have the right to continue to accrue up to ninety (90) days, but in the event that said employees elect to continue under the ninety (90) day program, such employees shall not be entitled to participate in the City's Long Term Disability Program. (c) All employees employed as of January 1, 1987, or thereafter, will accrue sick leave at the rate of eight (8) days per year or 2/3 days per mnnth with a maximim allnwahla annriial of fnrty-f-h (L151 einlr nave