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SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 -1830
CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
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FAX 574/ 235 -9928
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
September 21, 2016
Mr. Tim Scott
President, South Bend Common Council
4th Floor, County -City Building
South Bend, IN 46601
Filed in Clerk's Office
SEP ,'2 12016
KAREEMAH FOWLER
CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN
Re: 2017 Non - Bargaining Employee and Officer Salary Ordinance
Dear President Scott:
Enclosed please find the proposed 2017 Non - Bargaining Employee and Officer Salary Ordinance.
Please note that the Salary Schedule that typically accompanies this ordinance is not in final form
and will be provided as soon as possible.
I will present this bill to the Common Council at the appropriate committee and council meetings.
It is requested that this bill be filed for 1 st reading on September 26, 2016, with 2nd reading, public
hearing and 3rd reading scheduled for October 10, 2016. If you have any further questions or need
additional information, please let me know.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
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Jot H. Murphy
City Controller
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE FIXING MAXIMUM SALARIES AND WAGES OF APPOINTED OFFICERS AND NON -
BARGAINING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2017
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
This Ordinance sets forth the maximum amounts to be paid to non - bargaining personnel employed by the City
of South Bend for the calendar year 2017. Salaries will be paid pursuant to the budget approved by the
Common Council. The budgeted number to be paid maybe less than the maximum amounts set forth herein.
This Ordinance establishes such compensation for all non - bargaining employees by specific position and title.
The overall guidelines used in this Ordinance are consistent with the overall negotiating criteria used for all
City employees. This Ordinance is in the best interest of the City and the affected non - bargaining employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, as follows:
Section I. Maximum Compensation
The maximum amounts to be paid as compensation for non - bargaining employees for the City of South
Bend, Indiana are hereby established as set forth in the attachment, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The amounts set forth are consistent with the recommended procedure of the State Board of Accounts dated
March, 1993. Accordingly, salaries are set and paid on a Bi- Weekly basis. Amounts by alphabetical position
are set forth, as well as the annual salary for each position.
Section II. Holidays, Vacations and Other Monetary and Fringe Benefits Incorporated by
Reference
(a) Holidays. Holidays designated by the Board of Public Works shall govern non - bargaining
employees for the calendar year 2017. The provisions of the City's Personnel Policies and
Procedures Manual as it may be amended from time to time shall apply and are incorporated
herein by reference.
(b) Vacations. Vacation for non - bargaining employees shall be as set forth in the City's
Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual and /or Employee Handbook as it may be
amended from time to time, incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Family Leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act Policy is, hereby, incorporated herein by
reference in its entirety.
(d) Insurance.
(1) Comprehensive Maior Medical Insurance Program. The City shall maintain a
comprehensive major medical insurance program in which, subject to Section III
herein, non - bargaining employees regularly scheduled to work 30 hours or more per
week may participate under the rules and guidelines of the plan document. All
employees receive a copy of a plan document each year.
(2) Short and Long Term Disability. Short and Long Term Disability shall be as set
forth in the City's Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, as it may be amended
from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Payment for Election to Leave Employer's Comprehensive Maior Medical
Insurance Program. The City shall pay one hundred and thirty ($130) per month
($65 bi- weekly) to any Employee who elects to leave the City's comprehensive major
medical insurance program to be covered by another program for which the City
makes no contribution. This election shall not be mandatory, and the Employee who
made such election may return to the City's comprehensive major medical Insurance
Program, provided that the conditions are a Qualifying Life Event or Open Enrollment
of the City's Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance Program, and the
contributions specified herein are made, but in such event said Employee shall forfeit
the one hundred and thirty dollar ($130) payment per month thereafter.
(4) Life Insurance. The City shall provide term life insurance coverage in an amount 1x
annual salary rounded up to the nearest $1,000 for each benefit eligible employee
except for Police and Fire which are at set forth in the collective bargaining
agreement. Such insurance shall become effective upon the award of a group life
insurance bid by the Board of Public Works, or upon the beginning of the plan year,
whichever is later.
(5) Benefit Waiting Period. The City notes that life insurance and comprehensive
major Medical Insurance programs require a minimum eligibility period of thirty (30)
days; and that the long -term disability program requires a minimum ninety (90) day
eligibility period which must be met.
(e) Hiring Bonus. The Mayor, may, at his /her discretion, offer a Hiring Bonus to a new employee
as an incentive for the employee to accept the position offered. This Bonus will be paid to the
employee in addition to the salary set forth in the Salary Ordinance. The range of these
monetary bonuses will be from one hundred ($100) to four thousand dollars ($4,000).
(f) Allowances.
(1) Auto Allowances. At the Mayor's discretion an auto allowance may be offered to
city employees in lieu of a City issued car. The allowance may range from one ($1)
to five hundred dollars ($500) dollars per month.
(2) Cell Phone Allowance. At the Mayor's discretion an allowance for the business
portion of an employee's cell phone may be provided to those employees whose
position and job responsibilities require the ability to communicate outside of city
premises or after normal city working hours. The allowance shall not exceed one -
hundred dollars ($100) per month.
(g) Early Retirement Incentives. The Mayor shall have discretion to offer an early retirement
incentive program that may take the form of a bonus upon retirement for years of service or
assistance with health insurance for a retiree who is not Medicare eligible. Such assistance
shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or assistance must be approved by the Mayor
and Controller and is subject to appropriation by the Common Council before any such bonus
or assistance may be paid.
I.C. 5- 10.2 -3 -1.2 permits employers to purchase one year for every five years of service for
employees in PERF covered positions under certain conditions. The Mayor shall have
discretion to offer such early retirement incentive program, pursuant to statute, after
consultation with the Controller and after appropriation by the Common Council.
(h) Other Monetary Fringe Benefits. All other fringe benefits shall be as set forth in the City's
Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual as it may be amended from time to time.
Section 111. Employee Definitions
(a) Full -Time Employee. Full -time employees are those employees who are regularly
scheduled to work forty (40) hours per week, or a reduced full -time schedule of thirty (30)
hours or more per week as approved by the Mayor on a voluntary basis. Such employees
are eligible for the Employer's Benefits Package subject to the terms, conditions and
limitations of each benefit program. However, solely for purposes of qualification for health
care benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) as
amended, the definition of full time employee shall be the equivalent of that which is provided
in the Act, and this Section shall not be construed to be in conflict with the Act.
(b) Part-Time Employee. Part -time employees are those employees who are not assigned to a
full -time status as defined by the City including those who qualify for health care benefits
under the Act, but who do not meet the City's definition of full- time employee under subpart
(a) of this Section, and who are scheduled to work less than the City of South Bend's full -time
schedule, not to exceed one thousand five hundred and eight (1,508) hours per year. While
they do receive certain mandated benefits (such as worker's compensation, social security
benefits, and for some, health care under the Act), they are not eligible for other City benefit
programs with the exception of the positions listed below:
All Attorneys employed in the City's Legal Department in part-time positions as well as all
elected Council members, are eligible for participation in all of the Employer's Benefit
Programs.
Section IV. Policies and Procedures Manual Availability
Two (2) copies of the City's Personnel Policies and Procedure Manual and /or Employee Handbook shall be
kept on file and made available for public inspection during regular hours in the office of the City Clerk on the
4th Floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, Indiana.
Section v. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and
approved by the Mayor.
Member of the Common Council
Attest:
City Clerk
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the
2016, at o'clock _. M.
Approved and signed by me on the
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19t READING
PUBLIC BEARING
3 rd READING
NOT APPROVED
REFERRED
PASSED
Deputy City Clerk
day of
day of , 2016, at
Mayor, City of South Bend, Indiana
Filed in Clerk's Office
SEP , ? 12016
KAREEMAH FOWLER
CITY CLERK, SOLITH SEND, IN