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2015 and 2016 South Bend Police Department Salary/Monetary Fringe Benefits Ordinance Page 6 3. Former U.S. Military Retention Incentive Program. Effective January 1, 2015, a former U.S. Military Retention Incentive Program shall begin to be implemented in the South Bend Police Department. In order to be eligible, a sworn member of the Department must have successfully completed at least one (1) year of full -time service on the Department and must have completed the annually mandatory training program addressing domestic violence, fire arms training and emergency vehicle operations training, and provide documentation as required by this section with qualified sworn members being entitled to the following: 2015 2016 Two (2) years of past U.S. military active duty service experience $350.00 $450.00 Four (4) years of past U.S. military active duty service experience $500.00 $600.00 Six (6) years or more past U.S. military active duty service exp. $750.00 $850.00 Such bonus incentive retention payments shall be paid at the highest year of U.S. military active duty service experience only. Proof of such U.S. military service and tenure must be substantiated and verified by utilizing the Report of Separation, DD -214 issued by the Defense Department. Qualifying sworn members shall be paid said bonus in December of each calendar year. (h) Police Recruitment Relocation to South Bend Incentive. Any new full -time sworn member of the South Bend Police Department who is employed after January 1, 2015, would be eligible to apply for a Police Recruitment Relocation to South Bend Incentive, so long as his/her new personal residential address is located within the South Bend City limits. This relocation bonus may not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for each qualifying full -time sworn member in calendar year 2015 and may not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each qualifying full -time sworn member in calendar year 2016. Section III. Additional Areas of Compensation. (a) Maximum Amounts. All monetary amounts set forth in this ordinance shall be the maximum amounts permitted in each calendar year addressed. (b) City Residency Incentives. Sworn members and officers of the South Bend Police Department, who establish verified legal residence within any neighborhood within the City of South Bend city limits and reside on a continuous permanent basis within the South Bend city limits, and comply any additional department governing regulations on this topic shall be entitled to the following residency incentive bonus: 2015: $400 maximum payable on or before December 15, 2015 2016: $400 maximum payable on or before December 15, 2016