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Bill No. <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />V� "M 0 a. (3-1 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA, AMENDING SECTION II OF ORDINANCE 10192 -12, TO ADD THE <br />CATEGORY OF POLICE DEPARTMENT RECRUIT, AND TO FIX RECRUIT ANNUAL <br />PAY <br />STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br />On October 23, 2012 the South Bend Common Council passed Ordinance No. <br />10192 -12 which fixed the annual pay and monetary fringe benefits of the members of the South <br />Bend Police Department for Calendar years 2013 and 2014. No separate classification exists under <br />that ordinance for Police Department Recruits. <br />The South Bend Police Chief recommends in the best interest of the City, that Recruits of <br />the Police Department be sworn in as officers of the Department only if each recruit successfully <br />completes the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy program or its equivalent and officially begins <br />work within the Department as a Patrolman Third Class. This will assure more stability within the <br />City Police Department as well as the quality level of sworn police officers for the City of South <br />Bend. Such amendment to Ordinance No 10192 -12 is consistent with the practice in the South <br />Bend Fire Department. It will not violate the collective bargaining agreement between the City and <br />the members of the Fraternal Order of Police South Bend Lodge No. 36, nor will it substantively <br />change the Police Department wages for 2014 as established by Ordinance #10192 -12. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: <br />Section I. The Title of Section II of Ordinance No. 10192 -12 is hereby amended to read as <br />follows: <br />Section IL Annual Pays and, Lateral Entry, Police Recruit and Annual Pay. <br />Section II. Ordinance No. 10192 -12 is further amended to add a new subsection "(c)" to read <br />in its entirety as follows: <br />(c) Police Recruit and Annual Pay: A Recruit of the South Bend Police Department <br />shall be classified separately from sworn officers of the Department. A Recruit shall complete <br />the State of Indiana training program or its equivalent and commence duties as an officer before <br />being sworn in as an officer of the South Bend Police Department. The maximum annual pay of <br />a Police Department Recruit shall be the same as that of a Patrolman 3rd Class. <br />Section Ill. The remainder of Ordinance No. 10192 -12, which is incorporated herein by <br />