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2015 and 2016 South Bend Police Department Salary/Monetary Fringe Benefits Ordinance Page 3 1. Upon an individual, who has been recruited by a South Bend Police Department sworn member, graduating from the 15-week Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Plainfield, Indiana, the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($1.50.00) shall be earmarked for payment for that sworn member of the South Bend Police Department who assisted in the recruitment. 2. Upon that individual then successfully completing the Field Training Program (PTO), the sum of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) shall be earmarked for that sworn member of the South Bend Police Department who assisted in the recruitment. 3. For the sworn member of the South Bend Police Department to be eligible to receive the bonuses described above, the candidate who recruited the candidate must have successfully completed the specified phase of the hiring process and be hired by the South Bend Police Department as a full-time sworn member. Any sworn member of the South Bend Police Department desiring to participate in the Police Officer Recruitment Bonus Program shall be required to timely complete all required forms with the Department, and upon verification of his/her recruited candidate successfully meeting the hiring standards, processing for payment of the recruitment bonus shall commence. All Police Department regulations governing this program must be 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. (e) Lateral Police Officer Recruitment Incentive Program. Effective January 1, 2015, the South Bend Police Department shall begin to implement a Lateral Police Officer Recruitment Incentive Program. Any sworn member of the South Bend Police Department as of that date, who verifiably assists in the recruitment and hiring of any new full-time lateral sworn police office is eligible for a one-time bonus payment of five hundred dollars($500.00). Said bonus shall only be processed for payment upon the following conditions being met: 1. The lateral police officer candidate successfully completed a Law Enforcement Training Board-certified 40-hour Pre-Basic Course, and is hired as a full-time sworn member of the South Bend Police Department; 2. Verification of the sworn member's recruitment activities and his/her timely completion of all required forms with the South Bend Police Department; 3. The sworn member, who recruited the lateral police officer candidate, completed the annual mandatory training program addressing domestic violence, use of force training, fire arms training and emergency vehicle operations training; and