11241-25 2026 Police Salary Ordinance

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SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 68-25 ORDINANCE NO. 11241-25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The South Bend Common Council, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3(d) is charged with establishing, before November 1",the annual compensation and monetary fringe benefits of the South Bend Police Department. The City of South Bend is concurrently negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with members of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 36. This ordinance sets forth the negotiated items which fix the annual pay and salaries of the sworn members of the South Bend Police Department as defined in Indiana Code § 36-8-1-9; salaries of the First Class Patrolman as defined in Indiana Code§36-8-1-11;salaries for upper level policy making positions in the department as defined in Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12; and other monetary fringe benefits. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: Section I. Recognition. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the negotiating team which represents the Fraternal Order of Police South Bend Lodge No. 36, as the sole bargaining agent for the sworn members of the South Bend Police Department for purposes of negotiating annual pay, monetary fringe benefits and other monetary items which are addressed in this ordinance, excepting the Police Chief, the Division Chiefs, and the Captains, who are governed by Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12. Section II. Sworn Member Annual Pay Classifications; Recruit Pay Lateral Entry; and Career Development Incentive Programs. (a) Annual Pay Classifications for Sworn Members of the South Bend Police Department. Annual pay for the sworn members of the South Bend Police Department, including upper level policy making positions defined by Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12 for calendar year 2026 shall be set as follows: Pay Classification 2026 Police Chief $139,189 Division Chiefs $127,631 Captains $112,521 Lieutenants $90,488 Sergeants $87,115 Detectives $81,324 Patrolman First Class $80,240 Patrolman Second Class $70,952 (b) Police Recruit Annual Pay. A Recruit of the South Bend Police Department shall be classified separately from sworn members of the Department. A Recruit shall complete the State of Indiana training program or its equivalent and commence duties as an officer before being sworn in as an officer of the South Bend Police Department. Upon the effective sworn date, a Recruit shall be paid as a Patrolman 2"d Class. The maximum annual pays of a Police Department Recruit shall be as follows: Pay Classification 2026 Police Recruit $63,939 (c) Lateral Entry Program. The Common Council authorizes the South Bend Police Department to offer between three thousand five hundred dollars($3,500.00)to ten thousand dollars($10,000.00)as a one- time bonus,to be paid in equal quarterly installments in the first year of employment,to any individual found to be eligible and qualified to be a candidate on the Department, who has the requisite law enforcement experience and certification(s) for such a lateral entry into the South Bend Police Department. Any sworn member who received monies pursuant to this Lateral Entry Program and who