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2. Upon that individual then successfully completing the Field Training Program (FTO), the <br /> sum of five hundred dollars($500.00)shall be allocated for City of South Bend Employee <br /> who assisted in the recruitment. <br /> 3. For the City of South Bend Employee to be eligible to receive the bonuses described above, <br /> the candidate must have successfully completed the specified phase of the hiring process <br /> and be hired by the South Bend Police Department as a full-time sworn member. Any City <br /> of South Bend Employee desiring to participate in the Police Officer Recruitment Bonus <br /> Program shall be required to timely complete all required forms with the Department, and <br /> upon verification of their recruited candidate successfully meeting the hiring standards, <br /> processing for payment of the recruitment bonus shall commence. <br /> All Police Department regulations governing this program must be complied with by the City <br /> of South Bend Employee in order for them to be qualified and eligible to be paid under this <br /> program. <br /> (a) Lateral Police Officer Recruitment Incentive Program. The South Bend Police Department <br /> Lateral Police Officer Recruitment Incentive Program which originally became effective <br /> January 1, 2015, shall continue in full force and effect. Any City of South Bend Employee, <br /> who verifiably assists in the recruitment and hiring of any new full-time lateral sworn police <br /> office is eligible for a one-time bonus payment of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Said bonus <br /> shall only be processed for payment upon the following conditions being met: <br /> 1. The lateral police officer candidate successfully completed a Law Enforcement <br /> Training Board-certified 40-hour Pre-Basic Course, and is hired as a full-time sworn <br /> member of the South Bend Police Department; <br /> 2. Verification of the City of South Bend Employee's recruitment activities and their <br /> timely completion of all required forms with the South Bend Police Department; <br /> 3. The lateral police officer candidate, completed the annual mandatory training program <br /> addressing domestic violence, use of force training, firearms training, and emergency <br /> vehicle operations training; and <br /> 4. All Police Department regulations governing this program must have been complied <br /> with by the City of South Bend Employee in order for them to be qualified and eligible <br /> to be paid under this program. <br /> (b) Police Officer Education Incentive Program. The South Bend Police Department Education <br /> Incentive Program which originally became effective January 1, 2015, shall continue in full <br /> force and effect. In order to be eligible under this program, a person must be classified as a <br /> full-time South Bend Police Department sworn member, must have successfully completed at <br /> least one (1) year of full-time service on the South Bend Police Department, and must have <br /> completed the annual mandatory training program addressing domestic violence, use of force, <br />