11233-25 2026 Non-Bargaining Salary Ordinance

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provided to those employees whose position and job responsibilities require the ability to communicate outside of city premises or after normal city working hours. The allowance shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month. (j) Early Retirement Incentives. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer an early retirement incentive program that may take the form of a bonus upon retirement for years of service or assistance with health insurance for a retiree who is not Medicare eligible. Such assistance shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or assistance must be approved by the Mayor and Controller and is subject to appropriation by the Common Council before any such bonus or assistance may be paid. I.C. 5-10.2-3-1.2 permits employers to purchase one year for every five years of service for employees in PERF covered positions under certain conditions. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer such early retirement incentive program, pursuant to statute, after consultation with the Controller and after appropriation by the Common Council. (k) Certification Bonus for EMS Billers. At the discretion of the Mayor, City employees working in the EMS billing division may receive an incentive payment not to exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) annually if the employee achieves and maintains in good standing the appropriate certification for EMS billing. (1) Other Monetary Fringe Benefits. All other fringe benefits shall be set forth in the City's Employee Handbook as it may be amended from time to time. Employees must be actively employed with the City of South Bend at time of payment to qualify. SECTION III. Employee Definitions (a) Full-Time Employee. Full-time employees are those employees who are regularly scheduled to work forty (40) hours per week, or a reduced full-time schedule of thirty (30) hours or more per week as approved by the Mayor on a voluntary basis. Such employees are eligible for the Employer's Benefits Package subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of each benefit program. However, solely for purposes of qualification for health care benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) as amended, the definition of full- time employee shall be the equivalent of that which is provided in the Act, and this Section shall not be construed to be in conflict with the Act. (b) Part-Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who are not assigned to a full-time status as defined by the City including those who qualify for health care benefits under the Act, but who do not meet the City's definition of full- time employee under subpart (a) of this Section, and who are scheduled to work less than the City of South Bend's full-time schedule, not to equal or exceed one thousand five hundred sixty (1,560) hours per year. While they do receive certain mandated benefits(such as worker's compensation, social security benefits, and for some,health care under the Act),they are not eligible for other City benefit programs with the exception of the positions listed below: All elected Council members are eligible for participation in all of the Employer's Benefit Programs. SECTION IV. City's Employee Handbook Availability Two (2) copies of the City's Employee Handbook shall be kept on file and made available for public inspection during regular hours in the office of the City Clerk on the 3rd Floor of the South Bend City Hall Building, South Bend, Indiana.