11160-24 2025 Non-Bargaining Salary Ordinance

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I.C. 5-10.2-3-1.2 permits employers to purchase one year for every five years of service for employees in PERF covered positions under certain conditions. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer such early retirement incentive program, pursuant to statute, after consultation with the Controller and after appropriation by the Common Council. (j) Certification Bonus for EMS Billers. At the discretion of the Mayor, City employees working in the EMS billing division may receive an incentive payment not to exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) annually if the employee achieves and maintains in good standing the appropriate certification for EMS billing. (k) Other Monetary Fringe Benefits. All other fringe benefits shall be as set forth in the City's Employee Handbook as it may be amended from time to time. Employees must be actively employed with the City of South Bend at time of payment to qualify. SECTION III. Employee Definitions (a) Full -Time Employee. Full-time employees are those employees who are regularly scheduled to work forty (40) hours per week, or a reduced full-time schedule of thirty (30) hours or more per week as approved by the Mayor on a voluntary basis. Such employees are eligible for the Employer's Benefits Package subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of each benefit program. However, solely for purposes of qualification for health care benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) as amended, the definition of full time employee shall be the equivalent of that which is provided in the Act, and this Section shall not be construed to be in conflict with the Act. (b) Part -Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who are not assigned to a full-time status as defined by the City including those who qualify for health care benefits under the Act, but who do not meet the City's definition of full- time employee under subpart (a) of this Section, and who are scheduled to work less than the City of South Bend's full-time schedule, not to equal or exceed one thousand five hundred sixty (1,560) hours per year. While they do receive certain mandated benefits (such as worker's compensation, social security benefits, and for some, health care under the Act), they are not eligible for other City benefit programs with the exception of the positions listed below: All elected Council members are eligible for participation in all of the Employer's Benefit Programs. SECTION IV. City's Employee Handbook Availability Two (2) copies of the City's Employee Handbook shall be kept on file and made available for public inspection during regular hours in the office of the City Clerk on the 4th Floor of the County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana. SECTION V. Effective Date This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor. Sharon L. McBride, Council President South Bend Common Council