09-22-08 Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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2009 South Bend Fire Department Salary Ordinance - Page 7 (f). Pay for Certified SCBA Repair Specialists: Those sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department who are qualified, certified and regularly assigned by the Fire Chief to perform self - contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) repairs, shall be paid at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per hour up to a maximum of $1,000 in any one calendar year. Any self - contained breathing apparatus repairs to be performed which exceed this maximum amount in any calendar year must be approved by the Fire Chief. Said hourly rate shall be paid over and above the sworn member's salary classification amount and shall be paid in a manner consistent with applicable regulations of the State Board of Accounts. (g). Critical Duty Day Stipend: The maximum Critical Duty Day Stipend for calendar year 2009 shall be two hundred four dollars ($204.00), which may be pro -rated for time actually worked at the rate of eight dollars fifty cents ($8.50). As an alternative, each sworn member of the South Bend Fire Department who is eligible for a Critical Duty Day stipend shall have the option of receiving one hundred two dollars ($102.00), plus a credit of a total of twelve (12) hours of compensatory time in the City's Compensatory Time Account, if the maximum hours under the compensatory time policy have not been reached. A decision as to which option under this paragraph is to be utilized must be made by the deadline for submitting payroll following the Critical Duty Day worked. Those sworn members who actually work overtime on a designated Critical Duty Day shall be entitled to the hourly Critical Duty Day Stipend on a pro -rated basis for hours worked. (h). Deferred Compensation: The City of South Bend, agrees to continue to maintain the Deferred Compensation Program which became effective on January 1, 1997 for the South Bend Fire Department. This program provides that for the first one hundred dollars ($100.00) deferred by a sworn member of the South Bend Fire Department each calendar year, the City of South Bend will match said amount $0.50 on the dollar, and for the next three hundred dollars ($300.00) deferred by a sworn member of the South Bend Fire Department each calendar year, the City of South Bend will match said amount, dollar for dollar. (i). Life Insurance: The City of South Bend shall continue to provide life insurance coverage on all members of the South Bend Fire Department in an amount of not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). 0). Health Insurance: Each sworn member of the South Bend Fire Department who has met the eligibility requirements shall have the opportunity to participate in the City's comprehensive major medical insurance program. The contribution of such individuals shall be no greater than the contribution of other City employees receiving the same benefits, and the level of benefits shall be no less than the level for other City employees. The monthly contribution for health insurance coverage for active sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department for calendar year 2009 shall be at the same rate as those in calendar year 2008. The monthly contribution for fire pensioners who are members of the South Bend Firefighters Association Local # 362, who retire after January 1, 1997, and who desire coverage from the City's self - funded insurance program for calendar year 2009 shall be at the same rate as those in calendar year 2008.