61-24 Firefighter Salary Ordinance (Substitute)

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make an annual contribution of One Hundred Twenty Dollars($120) for each sworn member in the calendar year 2025. Sworn firefighters may make additional contributions according to the plan documentation. (m) Program Coordinators. Any appointed Program Coordinator shall receive in addition to his or her annual base salary, a maximum sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) while he or she serves in that capacity in calendar year 2025. Section X. Education Tuition Reimbursement Program. (a) The South Bend Common Council agrees to continue the Education Tuition Reimbursement Program which originally began on Januaryl, 2005, for calendar year 2025. Qualifying sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department participating in the education Tuition Reimbursement Program shall be entitled to the following maximum dollar amounts for course tuition and other expenses related thereto: Course Grade Earned Maximum Amount to be Reimbursed by the City 100% of tuition costs and other expenses directly related to A said costs up to a maximum of One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,250) B 100% of tuition costs and other expenses directly related to said costs up to a maximum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900). (b) Education tuition reimbursement shall be on a "first come, first serve basis," subject to the maximum dollar amount budgeted by the South Bend Common Council for said program in calendar year 2025. All Fire Department regulations governing such program must be complied with by qualifying sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department in order for an individual to be eligible to be paid under this program. Section XI. Severability. If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.