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Ordinance No. La 3 3 3 - i y <br /> Substitute Bill No. 55-14 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br /> INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF <br /> SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR <br /> CALENDAR YEARS 2015, 2016,AND 2017 <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> The South Bend Common Council, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3,¶(d) is charged <br /> with establishing before November 1St, the annual compensation of the South Bend Fire <br /> Department. <br /> On March 24, 2014, Chris Baker, the Vice-President of South Bend Firefighter's <br /> Association informed the City of their interest to enter into negotiations. Thereafter, the South <br /> Bend Common Council and the Board of Public Safety adopted separate Resolutions which <br /> designated their respective agents for the negotiations. <br /> The City's Advisory Negotiating Team's membership includes Council Member Derek D. <br /> Dieter, Council Member Gavin Ferlic,Assistant Chief Todd Skwarcan,Assistant Chief Jim Lopez, <br /> Battalion Chief "A" Shift Dave Maenhout, City Controller John Murphy, Human Resources <br /> Director Janet Cadotte, Board of Public Safety Agent Cory Hamel and Council Agent Kathleen <br /> Cekanski Farrand. <br /> The South Bend Firefighter's Local Union#362 Negotiating Team's membership includes <br /> Captain Jim Weinberg, Union President; Captain Chris Baker, Union Vice-President, Captain <br /> Mike Lagodney, Steward; Captain Russ Buysse, Pump Engineer and I S'Driver Ryan Takacs; and <br /> Tim Curran, Legal Counsel. <br /> This ordinance reflects the proposals discussed during negotiations which were tentatively <br /> agreed to by the respective negotiating teams. It sets forth the recommended salaries and other <br /> monetary benefits to be paid to the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department in calendar <br /> years 2015, 2016 and 2017. This ordinance is believed to be in the best interests of the Fire <br /> Department and the best interests of the City of South Bend. <br /> }/rYG / C//}C(/Ceree/4 / 'Kiwi/fern rieennvJ / %;'C./// 71:4/./i 1/l <br /> _ �:yll7 <br /> Section I. Recognition. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the negotiating <br /> team which represents the South Bend Firefighters'Association Local No. 362 of the International <br /> Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, as the sole bargaining agent for the sworn members of the <br /> South Bend Fire Department for purposes of negotiating annual pay,monetary fringe benefits and <br />