61-24 Firefighter Salary Ordinance (Substitute)

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BILL NO. 61-24 Filed in Clerk's Office O C T 0 9 2024 ORDINANCE NO. Bianca Tirado City Clerk, South Bend, IN AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The South Bend Common Council, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3 (d) is charged with establishing, before November 1st, the annual compensation of the South Bend Fire Department. The City of South Bend is currently negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with members of the South Bend Firefighters' Association Local No. 362 for the 2025 calendar year beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2025. This ordinance fixes the annual pay and salaries of the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department, including salaries for upper level policy making positions in the department as defined in Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12, and other monetary fringe benefits. This ordinance is subject to substitution, should an agreement on wages be reached. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: Section I. Recognition. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the negotiating team which represents the South Bend Firefighters' Association Local No. 362 of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, as the sole bargaining agent for the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department for purposes of negotiating annual pay, monetary fringe benefits and other monetary items which are addressed in this ordinance, excepting the Fire Chief, the Assistant Fire Chiefs, and the Battalion Chiefs, who are governed by Indiana Code §.36-8-1-12. Section II. Annual Maximum Salaries. (a) Defmitions: For purposes of this ordinance, "Salary Classifications" mean Categories for salary and annual pay purposes only. "Rank" does not mean salary classification. (b) Annual Pay for Sworn Members of the South Bend Fire Department: Maximum annual pays for the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department, including upper level policy making positions defined by Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12 for calendar year 2025 shall be set as follows: