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President
Oliver Davis August 23, 2017
Vice-President
Gavin Ferlic South Bend Common Council
Chairperson,Committee
of the Whole 4th Floor, County-City Building
South Bend, IN 466o1
Tim Scott
First District Re: Firefighter Negotiations Agent
Regina Williams Preston Dear Council Members:
Second District
I am filing the attached proposed resolution which names our attorney,
Randy Kelly Bob Palmer, as the Council's agent, chief spokesperson and negotiator
Third District for the upcoming labor negotiations with the South Bend Firefighters'
Jo M. Broden Association Local No. 362 of the International Association of
Fourth District Firefighters AFL-CIO.
David Varner The proposed resolution will have first and only reading by the
Fifth District Common Council at the Council meeting August 28, 2017.
Oliver Davis Thank you for your consideration.
Sixth District
Gavin Ferlic Sin urs,
At Large
John Voorde
At Large
Karen White Tim Scott Filed in Clerk's Office
At Large
AUG 2 3 2017
KAREEMAH FOWLER
CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA,APPOINTING
AN AGENT/NEGOTIATOR TO REPRESENT THE COMMON COUNCIL
FOR THE UPCOMING FIRE DEPARTMENT NEGOTIATIONS
WHEREAS,the Board of Public Safety is the administrator of the Fire Department and has the
"exclusive control over all matters and property relating" to it and the authority to adopt the rules
governing the Fire Department pursuant to Indiana Code §36-8-3-2; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code §36-8-3-3(d), the Common Council has the exclusive
authority to fix by ordinance the annual compensation for all members of the South Bend Fire
Department and other appointees by the Board of Public Safety until November 1, 2017; and
WHEREAS, such ordinance may grade the members of the Fire Department and regulate their
pay by rank as well as by length of service; and
WHEREAS,the 2016-2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of South Bend
and the South Bend Firefighters Association Local No. 362 of the International Association of
Firefighters AFL-CIO will expire at 11:59 p.m. on December 31,2017; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council desires to appoint a Chief Negotiator who would appoint
as his or her own advisory Common Council Negotiating Team to represent it and to provide updates
during executive sessions called for the purpose of discussing strategy with regard to collective
bargaining pursuant to Indiana Code §5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(A); and
WHEREAS, the Advisory Common Council Negotiating Team shall not be considered a
"governing body" or"public agency"under Indiana Code §5-14-1.5-2; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council believes that this Resolution is in the best interest of
promoting positive and harmonious labor negotiations.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IS RESOLVED,by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Indiana, as follows:
Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana hereby appoints Robert J.
Palmer as its Agent for the upcoming labor negotiations with the South Bend Firefighter's Association
Local No. 362 of the International Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO. Mr. Palmer shall be the
Common Council's Chief Spokesperson and Negotiator concerning all matters related to the Common
Council's right to establish the compensation of the Firefighters by ordinance.
Section II. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from this date until an ordinance
regarding the Firefighters' compensation is passed by the Common Council.
Dated this 28a'day of August, 2017.
Filed in Clerk's Office
Member of the Common Coun it
AUG 2 3 2017
6 AREEMAH FOWLER
I CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN