Appointing an Advisory City Negotiating Team to Act with City's Agent & Person Authorized to Represent the City for Firefighter Negotiations

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PRESENTED SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 96 -25 RESOLUTION NO. ZJ- _-% A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPOINTING AN ADVISORY CITY NEGOTIATING TEAM TO ACT WTI'H THE CITY'S AGENT AND PERSON AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT THE CITY FOR FIREFIGHTER NEGOTIATIONS. 'OQl XMS, the Common Council has the mandatory duty to fix by ordinance the annual compensation for members of the South Bend Fire Department pursuant to Indiana Code § 36 -8 -3 -3 (d); and the Board of Public Safety has the exclusive right to oversee all matters excluding compensation of the South Bend Fire Department pursuant to Indiana Code § 36 -8 -3 -2 (b) (1); and 'II btrtaS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, has determined that a unified effort would be in the City's best interest when addressing, through the negotiations process, such items as wages, salaries, fringe benefits, and working conditions; and Vntrt40, the current Fire Department Salary Ordinance and their current Collective Bargaining Agreement expire at the end of this calendar year and V btrtaS, the Board of Public Safety will take action on a similar Resolution which will appoint an advisory negotiating team to work with the City's agent and person to represent the Board regarding upcoming Fire Department matters addressed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement; and VbtrtaS, the advisory City Negotiating Team shall not be considered a "Public Agency" or "Governing Body" as defined in Indiana Code § 5- 14- 1.5 -2; and "O btrtaS, the Common Council and the City Administration jointly agree that a unified effort through an advisory City Negotiating Team to work with an authorized agent and person to act on their behalf for Fire Negotiations, is the best and most positive approach for the City. Xobu, zbert£ort, be it rtsoll)0 bl? tint common Council of tilt atfttl of 0outb vtub, lnbiona, as £ollotus: SECTION I: The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby appoints an advisory City Negotiating Team to represent and recommend to them on salary and monetary fringe benefit matters; and authorizes Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, as their agent and person to act pursuant to I.C., § 5- 14- 1.5 -6.5, to negotiate on its behalf with the South Bend Fire Fighters Association, Local No. 362. The members of the advisory City Negotiating Team shall be as follows: Roland Kelly Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Spokesperson Stephen Luecke Kevin Horton Thomas L. Bodnar SECTION II: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect om�pnd after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. (( „ teph n Luecke, First District 21tteat: NOT APPROVED Washington, �oseph E. Kernan, Mayor ADOPTED j —��' � t11riENUE� 8y SU(3 7 17Z17J0AI WIN