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Home My WebLink About9621-05 Salaries fixing the annual pay and monetary fringe benefits of Police Officers of SBPD for years 2006, 2007, and 2008ORDINANCE No. 9621-05 Passed by the Common Council of the Ciry of South Bend, Indiana September 19 Attest: JOHN Attest: ~-_ ~~ /1~ 2D 0 S Presented by me to the Mayor of the Ciry of South Bend, Indiana September 19 20 05 Ciry Clerk President of Common Council Approved and signed by me S ep fi ember 1 ~ 20 ,~_ Ciry Clerk Mayor Ordinance No. ~ b Z `- 0~ Substitute Bill No. 51-OS AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2006, 2007 AND 2008 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-8-3-3, ¶ (d), the South Bend Common Council, as the legislative body of a second class city is charged with establishing before September 20th the annual compensation of all members of the South Bend Police Department. On June 13, 2005, the South Bend Common Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 3477-OS which appointed anagent/negotiator for the labor negotiations with the Police Negotiating Team representing the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 36. For the past several weeks the City's Advisory Negotiating Team whose membership included Personnel and Finance Committee Chairperson Roland Kelly, Health and Public Safety Committee Chairperson Karen L. White, 4th District Council Member Ann Puzzello, 6th District Council Member Ervin Kuspa, City Controller M. Catherine Fanello, City Attorney and Board of Public Safety Spokesperson Charles Leone, Police Chief Thomas Fautz, Services Division Chief Richard R. Kilgore,and the Council's Agent/Negotiator Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand has been meeting with the Police Negotiating Team which consists of Lt. Scott Ruszkowski, FOP President; Sgt. Steve Noonan, Sgt. John Szuba, Sgt. James Walsh, Sgt. James Wolff, Corporal Rick Ruszkowski and Leo T. Blackwell, FOP attorney and Chief Spokesperson. The salary and monetary fringe benefits set forth in this ordinance are in keeping with the goals and objectives established by the South Bend Common Council, the City Administration and the Police Administration. The ordinance is believed to be in the best interests of the South Bend Police Department and the best interests of the City of South Bend, Indiana. C~ac~, CJ~~? ~e rt oaa~aaneu~ ~ ~ie ~arniaza~n ~pauincil o~ ate cp" ~ o~ ~sut1 ~~! C~na~urir~a, as follows: Section I. Recognition. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the Police Negotiating Team which represents the Fraternal Order of Police as the sole bargaining agent for the sworn members of the South Bend Police Department, for purposes of negotiating annual pay and monetary fringe benefits which are addressed in this 2006, 2007, 2008 South Bend Police Department Salary Ordinance Page 2 ordinance, excepting the Police Chief, Division Chiefs and Captains who are governed by Indiana Code § 36-8-1-12. Section II. Annual Pays and Lateral Entry. (a) Annual Pay for Sworn Members of the South Bend Police Department: Annual pay for the sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department for calendar years 2006, 2007, and 2008 shall be as follows: End of Year Rank 2006 2007 2008 Police Chief $72,506 $74,319 $76,920 Division Chiefs $66,511 $68,174 $70,560 Captains $57,398 $58,833 $60,892 Lieutenants $49,467 $50,703 $52,478 Sergeants $47,437 $48,623 $50,325 Corporals $45,714 $46,857 $48,496 1St Class Police Officer $41,000 $42,025 $43,496 2006 annual pays reflect a two percent (2%) increase for the first six (6) months and an additional one percent (1%) increase for the last six (6) month period. For example, a 1St Class Police Officer would receive semi-annualized pay of $20,400 during the first six (6) months of 2006 and asemi-annualized pay of $20,600 during the last six (6) months of calendar year 2006. (b) Annual Pay for Entry Level Officer: The following entry level pay classification is established as follows: 2006 2007 2008 $40,000 $40,500 $41,000 (c) Lateral Entry: The Council authorizes the South Bend Police Department to offer between $1,000 to a maximum of $3,500 as a one-time bonus to any individual found to be eligible and qualified to be a candidate on the department who has the . requisite law enforcement experience and certification(s) for such a lateral entry onto the department. Section III. Additional Areas of Compensation. (a). Maximum Amounts. All monetary amounts set forth in this ordinance shall be the maximum amounts permitted in each calendar year addressed. 2006, 2007, 2008 South Bend Police Department Salary Ordinance Page 3 (b). Court Time Pav: If n an officer or sworn member of the South Bend Police Department is subpoenaed to court or is ordered to appear at any given location to validate a complaint or warrant, and if that officer or sworn member is off-duty, that officer or sworn member shall be paid overtime. Such court time pay shall be paid at the overtime rate of pay. Such officer or sworn member shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours of pay for appearing on his or her scheduled day off; and a minimum of two (2) hours of pay for appearing when off-duty on a regular scheduled workday. (c) .Overtime Pav: If a sworn member is required to remain on duty in excess of the regularly scheduled workday, he or she shall be entitled to overtime pay. Such sworn member shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 '/z) times his or her regular rate of pay. Overtime shall be calculated by quarter-hour increments. (d) Critical Duty Day Pay Sti end: A critical duty day pay stipend is established in the amount of one hundred fifty and 00/100 dollars ($150.00). There shall be six (6) critical duty days established by the Board of Public Safety by proper Board Resolutions for calendar years 2006, 2007 and 2008. Officers or sworn members assigned to Family Violence/Special Victim's Unit, County Metro Homicide or the South Bend Community School Corporation, shall, while so assigned, shall not be eligible for the critical duty day pay stipend, while working as a part of his or her regular duty assignments. (e) Shift Premium Pays: An officer or sworn member scheduled to work any of the following types of detail shall be entitled to the following shift premium pays for such work: Tyke of Detail 2006 2007 2008 Afternoons $600 $650 $700 Detective Bureau (nights) $600 $650 $700 Midnights $1,000 $1,125 $1,250 Half Shift Detail $270 $270 $270 NEST $540 $540 $540 (f) Seniority-Shift Incentive Premium Pam: An officer or sworn member scheduled to work any of the following types of detail shall be entitled to the following shift premium pays for such work: Tyl~e of Detail 2006 2007 Afternoons $750 8 yeazs or more of service or rank above corporal Midnights $1,000 8 yeazs or more of service or rank above corporal $800 $1,050 2008 $850 $1,100 2006, 2007, 2008 South Bend Police Department Salary Ordinance Page 4 (g) Special Duty Pam: An officer or sworn member who is qualified and scheduled to work in special hazardous duty and/or highly specialized areas of service, shall be entitled to receive special duty pay for such assigned and designated specialties: Tune of Special Duty NEST SOS Undercover Tune of Special Duty_(continuedl SOS K-9 Unit SWAT Bomb Technician Hostage Negotiator Uniform Crime Scene Technician Uniform Sergeant Pro-Pay Rapid Response (CUT) 2006 2007 2008 $750 $750 $750 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 2006 2007 2008 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $650 $650 $650 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 $350 (h) Detective Classification Pay: A qualifying sworn member within the pay classification of Sergeant who has been assigned to be an Investigator on a continuing basis and who began receiving pay under a previous salary ordinance for such work as an Investigator in the Investigative Division is considered grandfathered. Such qualifying Sergeant shall continue to receive an additional annual pay in the total amount of six hundred sixty three and 00/100 dollars ($663.00) in calendar years 2006, 2007, and 2008. Said pay shall be paid on a divisible amount which is paid on a bi-weekly basis. Said pay shall be prorated in any year a qualifying Sergeant retires, resigns or otherwise leaves employment. (i) Investigator Pro-Pay: A sworn member who is assigned to be an Investigator on a continuing basis who qualifies after eighteen (18) continuous months of such service shall be paid at a rate equivalent to the pay of a Sergeant. (j) Field Trainin Officer FTO) Pay:. A qualified Field Training Officer (FTO) shall be entitled to forty and 00/100 dollars ($40.00) per day for each day which such person is qualified, assigned and performs field training activities with new recruits. (k) Annual Cash Allowance: Officers and sworn members shall receive the following annual cash allowance amounts. One-fourth (1/4) of the annual sums listed shall be paid each calendar quarter: 2006 2007 2008 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 2006, 2007, 2008 South Bend Police Department Salary Ordinance Page 5 (1) Longevity PaX: Qualifying officers and sworn members holding the rank of Corporal and above, shall receive additional compensation in recognition of cumulative service on the South Bend Police Department. Such longevity pay shall be paid in 2006, 2007, and 2008; and shall not be attributed to the annual salary base for pension purposes. Said longevity pay shall be paid with regular payroll amounts throughout the designated herein and shall be as follows: Cumulative Years of Service on SBPD Commencement Date . Amount 10-14 years Beginning in the 11th year $415 15-19 years Beginning in the 16th year $575 20 years and over Beginning in the 21St year $1,050 (m) Tuition Reimbursement: Qualifying officers and sworn members of the South Bend Police Department who participate in the tuition reimbursement program shall be entitled to the following maximum dollar amount for approved course tuition: Course Grade Maximum Amount Reimbursed by the City of South Bend A 100% of tuition costs only up to a maximum of $1,500 B 75% of tuition costs only up to a maximum of $1,000 C 50% of tuition costs only up to a maximum of $500 Tuition reimbursement shall be on a "first come, first serve" basis only up to the maximum amount budgeted for such purposes for a particular calendar year by the Council. All governing regulations must be complied with by a qualifying officer or sworn member in order to be paid any tuition reimbursement. (n) Operation Safe Neighborhood Reimbursement: Qualifying officers and sworn members of the South Bend Police Department who establish legal residence within designated areas of the South Bend city limits and reside on a continuous permanent basis within such designated areas within the city for the period of time he or she is seeking reimbursement shall be entitled to a total of one thousand five hundred and 00/100 dollars ($1,500.00) of his or her annual mortgage or rental amount being reimbursed. All governing regulations must be complied with in order to qualify for said reimbursement. (o) On-Call Duty Pam: Each of the following On-Call Duty Pay categories shall be allotted six hundred fifty 00/100 dollars ($650.00) per category per calendar year for 2006, 2007 and 2008 and shall be divided among the assigned police officers in each of these categories. Such division of pay shall be determined according to frequency of assigned on-call days in the respective category and shall be paid on a quarterly basis. The On-Call Duty Pay categories are as follows: 2006, 2007, 2008 South Bend Police Department Salary Ordinance Page 6 Arson Investigator County Metro Homicide Investigator Investigative Division On-Call Duty Officer County Metro Homicide Technician Major Crimes Investigator Family Violence/Sp'1 Victim's Unit Major Crimes Technician Traffic On-Call Diagramer Sex Offense Investigator Traffic On-Call Duty Officer (p) Life Insurance: The City of South Bend shall continue to provide life insurance coverage on all members of the South Bend Police Department in an amount of not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). (q). Health Insurance: Each sworn member and officer of the South Bend Police Department who has met the eligibility requirements shall have the opportunity to participate in the City's comprehensive major medical insurance program. The contribution of such individuals shall be no greater than the contribution of other City employees receiving the same benefits, and the level of benefits shall be no less than the level for other City employees. The monthly contribution for health insurance coverage for active sworn members and officers of the South Bend Police Department for calendar year 2006 shall be as follows: Single: $ 48.00 Family: $ 130.00 The monthly contribution for police pensioners who are members of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 36 who retire after January 1, 1997, and who desire coverage from the City's self-funded insurance program for calendar year 2006 shall be as follows: Single: $ 115.00* Family: $355.00* * Retired officers who are not members of the FOP shall pay an additional $50.00 per month Benefits for qualifying police pensioners shall not begin until such pensioner or the dependent spouse of such pensioner is fifty-two (52) years of age and shall cease when such pensioner or the dependent spouse of such pensioner reaches sixty-five (65) years of age, as further addressed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. (r). Individual Flexible Spending Account: The City of South Bend shall continue to contribute five hundred dollars ($500.00) to each South Bend Police Department sworn member's and each officer's individual flexible spending account in 2006, 2007 and 2008, so long as such individual was employed as of October 1st of the previous calendar year. 2006, 2007, 2008 South Bend Police Department Salary Ordinance Page 7 Section IV. Severability. If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section V. Effective Date: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Ma or. Council Member Roland Kelly Personnel and Finance Chairperson City's Advisory Negotiating Team Council Member Karen L. White l Health and Public Safety Chairperson Ci Advisory N otiating Team Co cil Member zello City's Advisory N,eg/otiating Team ~~l" Council Member E in Kuspa City's Advisory Negotiating Team John oo de, City Clerk ~x~r~~2te~by me to Stephen J. Luecke, the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on the t~{-k~ day of September, 2005, at '.L`J o'clock ~. m.. ~~ Janice Ta oom, Deputy Clerk 2006, 2007, 2008 South Bend Police Department Salary Ordinance Page 8 >~bx°{r~,~Ga~z~G~~~zed by me on the ~~/ day of September, 2005, at (a =oo o'clock. m. vl~ Steph J. Luc e Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana 1 st READING ~~L-oS ~-,,1-u~s-~ PUBLIC HEARING~1 "t~"O~ 0.5 S"``'s 3rd READWG c(-l`t ~~ 0.S S ~`" NOT APPROVED REFERRED `0. -0~ a S S ~-~ s~"`~ PASSED ~.~ Filec4 1~ ~~~~1o s Q~#dce SEP 1 9 2005 JO~ts' VODI;~g CITY C~reRCy g!~, }:; h4D, IN ,. TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred: BILL NO. 51-05 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THEANNUAL PAYANDMONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2006, 2007 AND 2008 Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion, this bill is being recommended to the full Council with a favorite recommendation as substituted. Chairperson. Committee of the Whole