Fixing the Annual Pay of Police Officers Year 1981

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CITY ®f SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL 441 COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 AREA 219 284 -9321 June 18, 1980 LEWIS A. McGANN President BEVERLIE J. BECK Vice President WALTER M. SZYMKOWIAK Chairman, Committee of the Whole South Bend Common Council 4th Floor, County -City Building JOSEPH T. SERGE South Bend,_ Indiana 46601 First District WALTER M. SZYMKOWIAK Second District RE 1981 Salary Ordinance BEVERLIE BECK Third District for the Police Officers LEWIS A. McGANN Fourth District Dear Council Members: ROBERT G. TAYLOR Fifth District WALTER KOPCZYNSKI Sixth District The attached Bill is introduced In the interest of BEVERLY D. CRONE facilitating the continuation of good faith negotiations At Large between the res p ecti RICHARD C. DOMBROWSKI ve Wage Committees of the Common At Large Council and the Police Department. JOHN VOORDE At Large This Bill represents a total money expenditure of approximately $383,000.00 for the salary package for 1981, excepting the positions of Chief, Division Chiefs, and Captains. The Council`s Wage Committee desires to continue good faith negotiations with the F.O.P. Wage Committee between the filing of this Bill and its eventual passage on July 14th. Such meetings however,.will only be for the purpose of determining the final distribution of the money. There will be no new money added to this package. As you are all well aware, we have reached the absolute top dollar amount which can be offered to the Police Officers. In order to continue to operate in a fiscally responsible manner, there is no way any new money can be added.. Over the next few weeks the Council Wage Committee will attempt to meet with the Police Wage Committee and the City Administration to hammer out any further considerations which this ordinance should address. The Common Council will be updated on a continuing basis throughout these negotiations.. You can be assured that the Council Wage Committee will carefully weigh the benefits and the needs of the citizens of South Bend and of the Police Officers when determining the final figures of the Bill.