Annual Pay Police Department Calendar Years 2015 & 2016

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2015 and 2016 South Bend Police Department Salary/Monetary Fringe Benefits Ordinance Page 4 4. All Police Department regulations governing this program must have been complied with by the sworn member of the South Bend Police Department in order for him/her to be qualified and eligible to be paid under this program. (f) Police Officer Education Incentive Program. Effective January 1, 2015, the South Bend Police Department shall begin to implement a Police Officer Educational Incentive Program. In order to be eligible under this program, a person must be classified as a full -time South Bend Police Department sworn member, must have successfully completed at least one (1) year of full -time service on the South Bend Police Department, and must have completed the annual mandatory training program addressing domestic violence, use of force, fire arms training, emergency vehicle operations training; and provided all of the documentation which verify the completion of the following degrees/hours: Required Documentation 2015 2016 Associate Degree or 60 credit hours $350 $450 Bachelors Degree (BS /BA) $500 $600 Masters Degree or higher (JD, PhD, etc.) $750 $850 Written proof from the educational institution certifying the completion of such degree and /or hours, along with compliance with all Police Department regulations governing this program by the sworn member of the South Bend Police Department is required in order for a him/her to be eligible to be paid under this program. Qualifying sworn members shall be paid at the highest degree only, with such payment being made in December of each calendar year. (g) Former U.S. Military Recruitment and Retention Incentive Programs.' Effective January 1, 2015, the South Bend Police Department shall begin to implement the following Former U.S. Military Recruitment and Retention Incentive Programs. One -Time Military Recruitment Bonus: In order to be eligible for a one -time military recruitment bonus, which maybe offered to any individual found to be eligible and qualified, who has prior active duty service with the Armed Services and received an Honorable Discharge from a branch of the U.S. military and desires to join the South Bend Police Department as a full -time sworn member after January 1, 2015, said individual would be eligible to one ' The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), has published a guidebook for service members who are transitioning out of the military and are considering a law enforcement career. That publication entitled Combat Veterans& Law Enforcement: A Transition Guidefor Veterans Beginning or Continuing Careers in Law Enforcement is available at http : / /www.theiacn.ore /vets2cons