11183-25 Amending Ordinance No. 11161-24 Setting the Annual Pay for the South Bend Fire Department

Home Browse Search

BILL NO. 09-25 ORDINANCE NO. 11183-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11161-24 FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 TO AMEND AND CLARIFY THE SALARY CLASSIFICATIONS AT SECTION II OF THIS ORDINANCES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT In 2024, the South Bend Common Council, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3 (d), established the annual compensation and monetary fringe benefits of the South Bend Fire Department via Ordinance Number 11161-24. This ordinance followed successful negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement with members of the South Bend Firefighter's Association Local No. 362 for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2025. This current ordinance fixes the annual pay and monetary fringe benefits of sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department for Calendar year 2025, and also establishes maximum annual pay and monetary fringe benefits for upper level policy making positions in the South Bend Fire Department, in conformity with Ordinance Number 11161-24, and reaffirms the terms of that Ordinance for the 2025 fiscal year with one change: a clarification of the Salary Classification described in Section II to ensure the Ordinance language more clearly aligns with the collective bargaining agreement. It was determined that the salary classifications set forth in the table at Section II.(b) of Ordinance No. 11161-24 inadvertently did not raise the salaries of the following positions to the level of the Captain salary, as is customary with prior salary ordinances: Inspector (Non-Rank), Investigator(Non-Rank), Instructor (Non-Rank), and Community Paramedic. It was the intent of the parties during collective bargaining that the pay rates of these positions match the pay rate of Captain, but this change was inadvertently excluded from Ordinance No. 11161-24. As these pay rates were intended to be included in Ordinance No. 11161-24, the Common Council desires that this Ordinance authorizes correction of the affected employees'pay retroactive to January 1,2025. This Ordinance is in the best interest of the City and the affected South Bend Fire Department employees. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: SECTION I. The annual pay and monetary fringe benefits of sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department, including all upper level policy making positions in the Department, are hereby fixed and re-affirmed for the 2025 calendar year as per Ordinance Number 11161-24, passed on October 28, 2024, which originally established the annual pay and monetary fringe benefits. A copy of Ordinance Nos. 11161-24 is attached hereto, incorporated herein by reference, and reaffirmed in their entirety, except as set forth in Section II below. SECTION II. Annual Maximum Salaries. (a) Definitions: 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: