11160-24 2025 Non-Bargaining Salary Ordinance

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(0 (g) (2) Short and Long -Term Disability. Short and Long -Term Disability shall be as set forth in the City's Employee Handbook, as it may be amended from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference. (3) Payment for Election to Leave Employer's Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance Program. The City shall pay one hundred and thirty ($130) per month ($65 bi-weekly) to any Employee who elects to leave the City's comprehensive major medical insurance program to be covered by another program for which the City makes no contribution. This election shall not be mandatory, and the Employee who made such election may return to the City's comprehensive major medical Insurance Program, provided that the conditions are a Qualifying Life Event or Open Enrollment of the City's Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance Program, and the contributions specified herein are made, but in such event said Employee shall forfeit the one hundred and thirty dollar ($130) payment per month thereafter. (4) Life Insurance. The City shall provide term life insurance coverage in an amount 1 x annual salary rounded up to the nearest $1,000 for each benefit eligible employee except for sworn firefighters, sworn police officers, and members of the Teamsters, which are as provided in their collective bargaining agreements. (5) Benefit Waiting Period. The City notes that life insurance and comprehensive major Medical Insurance programs require a minimum eligibility period of thirty (30) days and that the long-term disability program requires a minimum ninety (90) day eligibility period which must be met. Hiring Bonus. The Mayor, may, at his/her discretion, offer a Hiring Bonus to a new employee as an incentive for the employee to accept the position offered. This Bonus will be paid to the employee in addition to the salary set forth in the Salary Ordinance. The range of these monetary bonuses will be from one hundred ($100) to four thousand dollars ($4,000). City Residency Incentive. Full-time employees who establish and maintain legal residence within the City of South Bend city limits, reside on a continuous, permanent basis within the South Bend city limits, and comply with all regulations and requirements described in the Employee Handbook on this topic shall be entitled to an annual monetary bonus of two thousand dollars ($2,000). This incentive will be paid out to qualifying employees once per year in January. Employees must be actively employed with the City of South Bend on December 31 st of the previous year to qualify for payment. (h) Allowances. (i) (1) Auto Allowances. At the Mayor's discretion an auto allowance may be offered to city employees in lieu of a City issued car. The allowance may range from one ($1) to five hundred dollars ($500) dollars per month. (2) Ce11 Phone Allowance. At the Mayor's discretion an allowance for the business portion of an employee's cell phone may be provided to those employees whose position and job responsibilities require the ability to communicate outside of city premises or after normal city working hours. The allowance shall not exceed one -hundred dollars ($100) per month. Early Retirement Incentives. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer an early retirement incentive program that may take the form of a bonus upon retirement for years of service or assistance with health insurance for a retiree who is not Medicare eligible. Such assistance shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or assistance must be approved by the Mayor and Controller and is subject to appropriation by the Common Council before any such bonus or assistance may be paid.