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~ SpU TH $~~ <br />,~„~ ~!, ~ City of South Bend <br />~~ \ PEACE ~~ ~ <br />u~~/` ~ • <br />--: a Common Council <br />M 1865 ~ 441 County-City Building . 227 W. Jefferson Blvd <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601-1830 <br />Timothy A. Rouse <br />President <br />Oliver J. Davis <br />Vice-President <br />Derek D. Dieter <br />Chairperson, Committee <br />of the Whole <br />Derek D. Dieter <br />First District <br />Henry Davis, Jr. <br />Second District <br />Thomas LaFountain <br />Third District <br />Ann Puzzello <br />Fourth District <br />David Varner <br />Fifth District <br />Oliver J. Davis <br />Sixth District <br />AI "Buddy' Kirsits <br />At Large <br />Timothy A. Rouse <br />At Large <br />Karen L. White <br />At Large <br />Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand <br />Council Attorney <br />September 3, 2008 <br />Members of the South Bend Common Council <br />4~' Floor County-City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />(574) 235-9321 <br />Fax (574)235-9173 <br />TDD (574) 235-5567 <br />http://www southbendin.gov <br />Re: 2009 Salary and Monetary Fringe Benefit Ordinance for Sworn Members <br />of the South Bend Police Department <br />Dear Council Members: <br />As your representatives on the City Advisory Negotiating Team, we are pleased to <br />submit the attached ordinance for your review, discussion and approval. This <br />ordinance will establish maximum salary and fringe benefit amounts for sworn <br />members of the South Bend Police Department for 2009. <br />This financial package is the result of many weeks of collective bargaining. The <br />City Advisory Negotiating Team which represented the Common Council, the Board <br />of Public Safety, and the Police and City Administrations bargained with the Police <br />Negotiating Team which represented sworn members of the Fraternal Order of <br />Police, Lodge No. 36. The negotiations were focused, informative, educational, and <br />thought-provoking. As a result of the shared public safety interests discussed, the <br />City Advisory Negotiating Team recommends approval of this package. <br />We are pleased to report that the tentative agreement reached on August 12, 2008, <br />between the negotiating teams was ratified by a vote of 124 in favor, and 15 <br />against. This represents a 87.3% vote in favor of the entire package by the sworn <br />members of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 36. <br />Some of the key provisions of the monetary package which we are recommending <br />for your approval include the following: <br />Operation Safe Neighborhoods Program will cease on December 31, 2008 with <br />those funds being used to assist in paying for police uniform allowance increase <br />of $200 per officer <br />Effective July 1, 2009, the longevity program will adjust the amounts paid to <br />police officers as follows: officers having 10-14 years of service will receive an <br />additional $35; officers with 15-19 years of service will receive an additional <br />