09-22-08 Council Meeting Agenda & Packet

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Ordinance No. Bill No. -08 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Pursuant to Indiana Code § 36- 8 -3 -3, ¶ (d), the South Bend Common Council, as the legislative body of a second class city is charged with establishing before September 30'' the annual compensation of all members of the South Bend Police Department. On April 28, 2008 the South Bend Common Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 3861 -08 which appointed an agent/negotiator for the labor negotiations with the Police Negotiating Team representing the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 36. For the past several weeks, the City's Advisory Negotiating Team whose membership included Personnel and Finance Committee Chairperson Thomas LaFountain, Health and Public Safety Committee Vice - Chairperson Ann Puzzello, Personnel and Finance Committee Member Oliver Davis; and alternate members Council Member Karen L. White, Chairperson of the Health and Public Safety Committee; and Council Member Henry Davis, Jr., Health and Public Safety Member; City Controller M. Catherine Fanello, City Attorney and Agent for the Board of Public Safety Charles Leone, Board of Public Safety Attorney Thomas Bodnar, Police Chief Darryl Boykins, Division Chief Jeff Walters, Division Chief Gary Horvath, and the Council's Agent/Negotiator Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand has been meeting with the Police Negotiating Team representing the Fraternal Order of Police South Bend Lodge No. 36 whose membership included Lt. Scott Ruszkowski, FOP President; Corporal Dan Moryl, FOP Vice - Chairperson; Sgt. Steve Noonan, FOP Wage Team Chairperson, Sgt. James Walsh, FOP Vice - Chairperson, Lt. Scott Bryant, Corporal Jeff Ransberger, Corporal Dave Johnson, Detective Sgt. John Szuba, Detective Sgt. Gene Eyster and Leo T. Blackwell, FOP attorney and Chief Spokesperson. The salary and monetary fringe benefits set forth in this ordinance are in keeping with the goals and objectives established by the South Bend Common Council, the City Administration and the Police Administration. The ordinance is believed to be in the best interests of the South Bend Police Department, and the best interests of the City of South Bend, Indiana; so that public safety will continue to be a top priority, in light of the very challenging fiscal times facing the city. 077 (29- 5�o9md 93md, Vna�rW, as follows: Section I. Recognition. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the Police Negotiating Team which represents the Fraternal Order of Police as the sole bargaining agent for the sworn members of the South Bend Police Department, for purposes of negotiating annual pay and monetary fringe benefits which are addressed in this ordinance, excepting the Police Chief, Division