Fixing Maximum Salaries & Wages of Appointed Offices Employees of the City of South Bend 1985 & 1986

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Michael L. Vance Director, Administration and Finance Sherrie L. Petz Chief Deputy Controller CITY ®f SOUTH BEND ROGER O. PARENT, Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 48601 July 5, 1984 Mrs. Beverlie Beck President South Bend Common Council 4th Floor County -City Bldg. South Bend, IN 46601 Dear Councilman Beck: 219/284 -9483 Enclosed you will find ordinances setting salaries for 1985 and 1986 for the South Bend Police Department, South Bend Fire Department and in a separate ordinance all other City Employees including Teamsters. I am filing these for 1st reading of the July 9, 1984 Council meeting so as to comply with the State statute that requires salaries to be set by August 1st of the calendar year. With that in mind, the salary ordinances would have 2nd reading and public hearing at the July 23, 1984 Council meeting. As you are aware, the Council and Administration's first salary offer to all units was 4% starting July 1, 1985 continuing through 1986 for an eighteen (18) month period. After numerous negotiating sessions with the Fraternal Order of Police bargaining unit, Firefighters bargaining unit, and Teamsters, the following settlement was reached. For the South Bend Police Department a increase in fringe benefits was negotiated for 1985 equal to 2% of 1984's base salaries. For 1986, a salary increase across the Board of 2% was negotiated with an additional 3% guaranteed if in fact a Local Option Tax was passed in St. Joseph County. Fraternal Order of Police bargaining unit members chose to take the fringe benefits for 1985 in the area of increased clothing allowance, increased holiday pay, and increased payment by the City towards the cost of dependent health insurance coverage.