04/29/09 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 29, 2009 27 The meeting was held in the Board of Public Works Meeting Room, 13t" Floor, County City Building, South Bend, Indiana. ACCEPT MINUTES • PREVIOUS MEETINGS ?7F'?TrfM- -Ti;cata 3777111, C neic on April K,- t1' the Special Meeting • April 15, 2009 would be accepted with one change noted by President Dempsey. VA&I kalfflln 111111361611111 "1 11s a ans] 1 Lei Kel a Ell anumelmlolurnalm, 11" WS I 11010,01:1 l" RI&F 11111 1111IF!! 111111111111111 11 F 1111 WHEREAS, in 2006 the Board of Public Safety adopted Resolution No. 71-2006 which provided for lateral entry payments to new members of the South Bend Police Department; and WHEREAS, in 2008 the South Bend Common Council passed a salary ordinance which again provided for such lateral entry payments; and WHEREAS, under the previous system it was possible for the new officer to receive a bonus six (6) months after joining the Department and to leave shortly thereafterl9 and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the South Bend Police Department that the length of service before the payment is made be extended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND that Resolution No. 71-2006 be amended as follows: A. The amounts and requirements for the bonus set forth in Paragraphs I through 6 of Resolution 71-2006 shall remain unchanged. 7. To complete eligibility for payment of the bonus, the officer must serve eighteen (18) months with the South Bend Police Department. 8. Payment of a bonus shall be made in the last regular paycheck of the calendar year and after the completion of the eighteen (18) months. 9. All officers sworn in after January 1, 2006 shall be eligible for the bonus payinent. All officers sworn in after May 1, 2009 shall receive their bonus in the first paycheck after completion of eighteen (18) months of service. a BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY