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Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> BILL NO. 68-25 <br /> Bianca Tirado <br /> ORDINANCE NO. City Clerk, South Bend, IN <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br /> INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF SWORN <br /> MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR <br /> CALENDAR YEAR 2026 <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> The South Bend Common Council, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3(d) is charged with <br /> establishing, before November 1st, the annual compensation and monetary fringe benefits of the South <br /> Bend Police Department. The City of South Bend is concurrently negotiated a collective bargaining <br /> agreement with members of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 36. <br /> This ordinance sets forth the negotiated items which fix the annual pay and salaries of the sworn <br /> members of the South Bend Police Department as defined in Indiana Code § 36-8-1-9; salaries of the First <br /> Class Patrolman as defined in Indiana Code § 36-8-1-11; salaries for upper level policy making positions <br /> in the department as defined in Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12; and other monetary fringe benefits. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: <br /> Section I. Recognition. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the negotiating team <br /> which represents the Fraternal Order of Police South Bend Lodge No. 36, as the sole bargaining agent for <br /> the sworn members of the South Bend Police Department for purposes of negotiating annual pay, <br /> monetary fringe benefits and other monetary items which are addressed in this ordinance, excepting the <br /> Police Chief, the Division Chiefs, and the Captains, who are governed by Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12. <br /> Section II. Sworn Member Annual Pay Classifications; Recruit Pay; Lateral Entry; and <br /> Career Development Incentive Programs. <br /> (a) Annual Pav Classifications for Sworn Members of the South Bend Police Department. Annual <br /> pay for the sworn members of the South Bend Police Department,including upper level policy <br /> making positions defined by Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12 for calendar year 2026 shall be set as <br /> follows: <br /> Pay Classification 2026 <br /> Police Chief <br /> Division Chiefs <br /> Captains <br /> Lieutenants <br />