HomeMy WebLinkAboutA Statement of Position regarding the Common Council's desire to decrease the disparity between the Firefighters and the Police OfficersRESOLUTION
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Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
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Attest: 4'" A,,. City Clerk
Attest: president of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 24, 1980
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Approved and signed by me r' -z 19
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH A STATEMENT OF
POSITION REGARDING THE COMMON COUNCIL'S
DESIRE TO DECREASE THE EXISTING DISPARITY
BETWEEN THE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE POLICE
OFFICERS
WHEREAS, the Common Council adopted a Resolution on or
about March 24, 1980, which recognized the Council's belief in
the concept of collective bargaining when setting salaries for
police officers and firefighters; and
WHEREAS, on or about March 27, 1980, the South Bend Common
Council Wage Committee set forth in writing that they would do
their best to talk openly, honestly, and in good faith in order to
find a middle ground during the wage negotiations; and
WHEREAS, the Council's Wage Committee has been duly advised
in the matter of the "unfair and inappropriate" (per President
of Board of Public Safety) decision of the Board of Public Safety
regarding the differences in the 1980- Vacation Schedule for police
officers and firefighters, as- well -as the differences which exist
between police and firefighters in salaries and certain benefits;
and
WHEREAS, on or about June 10, 1980, the Council's Wage
Committee set forth in writing a guarantee that South Bend Police
Officers would not receive more money than South Bend Firefighters; and
WHEREAS, the Council's Wage Committee has recognized during the
negotiations the importance of taking steps to resolve the dis-
parity which currently exists between South Bend Police Officers
and South Bend Firefighters in the area of salaries and benefits
by proposing a higher dollar amount figure across the board for
salaries and benefits for firefighters.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the
City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
SECTION I. The Common Council believes in the concept of
decreasing the disparity which currently exists in the salaries
and benefits between South Bend City police officers and firefighters.
SECTION II. The Common Council hereby established a policy
committment to ensure future good faith salary negotiations
between the South Bend Firefighters Association and the South Bend
Common Council that the Council's Wage Committee will undertake to
equalize as far as possible and practicable the wages and benefits
payable to the South Bend Firefighters with those payable to
South Bend Police Officers within the elected term of the present
Common Council.
SECTION III. The Common Council further states that if the
membership of Local #362 of the International Association of
Firefighters fail to ratify the Council's salary proposal, or if
the firefighters participate in any form of an illegal job action,
this Resolution shall be null and void.
SECTION IV.
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