HomeMy WebLinkAbout4664-17 Appointing agent/negotiator to represent the Common Council for the upcoming Fire Department negotiations AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. 4664-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA,APPOINTING
AN AGENT/NEGOTIATOR AND AN ADVISORY COMMON COUNCIL
NEGOTIATING TEAM 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 and an 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.The
Common Council also appoints as an advisory Common Council Negotiating Team, Council
members Jo Broden, John Voorde and Council President Tim Scott.
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 28th day of August, 2017.
Tim Scott,1st District