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CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG,MAYOR
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
September 17, 2018 Filed in Clerk's Office
SEP 18 2018
Mr. Tim Scott KAREEMAH FOWLER
President, South Bend Common Council CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN
4th Floor, County-City Building
South Bend, IN 46601
Re: 2019 Teamster Employee Wage Ordinance—Ratification
Dear President Scott:
Enclosed please find the proposed 2019 Teamster Employee Wage Ordinance.The agreement was
ratified by the Teamster Union on October 16, 2016. The agreement was then passed as an
ordinance#10474-16 on October 24,2016. The agreement is for a 4-year period from 2017-2020.
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 1St reading on September 24, 2018,with 2nd reading,public
hearing and 3`d reading scheduled for October 8, 2018. If you have any further questions or need
additional information,please let me know.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
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Jennifer C. Hockenhull
City Controller
Filed in Clerk's Office
BILL NO. 48-18 S E P 18 2018
ORDINANCE NO. KAREEMAH FOWLER
CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA FIXING MAXIMUM WAGES OF TEAMSTER EMPLOYEES FOR
CALENDAR YEARS 2017-2020
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
This Ordinance sets forth the monetary aspects of the agreement reached between the City
Negotiating Team and the Teamster's Negotiating Team on October 19,2016.
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 Teamster employees.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows:
Section I. Maximum Compensation
(a) The maximum amounts to be paid as compensation for Teamster 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,wages are set and paid on a Bi-Weekly basis. Amounts by department
and alphabetical position are set forth as well as the hourly wage for each position.
Section II. Holidays,Vacations and Other Monetary and Fringe Benefits Incorporated by
Reference.
(a) Holidays. Holidays for Teamster employees shall be as set forth in the
Collective Bargaining Agreement, incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Vacations. Vacation for Teamster employees shall be as set forth in the
Collective Bargaining Agreement, incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Insurance.
(1) Comprehensive Maior Medical Insurance Program/Preferred
Provider Organization (PPO). The City shall maintain a
comprehensive major medical insurance program that all Teamster
employees may participate in.
(2) Short and Long-Term Disability. Short and Long-Term Disability shall be
as set forth in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and 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 Mnior
Medical Insurance Program. The City shall pay one hundred and thirty
dollars ($130) per month 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 of the City's Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance Program
are met, and the contributions specified herein are made, but in such event
said Employee shall forfeit the one hundred and thirty dollars ($130)
payment per month thereafter.
(4) Life Insurance. The City shall provide term life insurance coverage in an
amount not less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars($15,000)for each Teamster
employee. 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,comprehensive
major Medical Insurance, and short term disability programs require a
minimum of sixty (60) day eligibility period; and that the long-term
disability program requires a minimum of a ninety(90)day eligibility period
which Teamster employees must meet.
(d) PERF Contribution. The City shall contribute one and one half percent(1.5%)of
the Employee's required three percent (3%) contribution to the Indiana Public
Employee Retirement Fund("PERF")under Ind. Code 5-10.2-3-2. Employees are
responsible for the remaining one and one half percent(1.5%)contribution to PERF.
(e) Longevity. In recognition of certain Employee's dedicated service to the City,the
following Longevity Bonus Plan is provided according to the contract terms and
conditions:
0-5 Years =$0
6-10 Years =$150
11-15 Years =$200
16-20 Years =$250
21+Years =$350
(f) 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 and the Collective Bargaining Agreement. If there is a conflict between
Policy and the Bargaining Agreement,the Bargaining Agreement shall prevail.
(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 isn't Medicare
eligible. Such assistance shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or
assistance must be approved by the Mayor and Controller and are 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) Definition of Full-Time Employee. Full-time employees are those employees who
are not in a part time status and who are regularly scheduled to work the City of
South Bend's full-time scheduled,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 and conditions and limitations of each benefit program.
(i) Definition of Part-Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who
are not assigned to a full-time status and who are scheduled to work less than the City
of South Bend's full-time schedule,not to exceed one thousand five hundred eight
(1,508) hours per year. While they do receive certain mandated benefits (such as
worker's compensation and social security benefits),they are not eligible for other
City benefit programs.
Section III. Additional Appropriation and State of Indiana Approval
Any appropriation for 2017 PERF contributions required by this ordinance are
approved by the Common Council,and the Mayor or his designee is authorized to
execute any documents related thereto required by any agency of the State of
Indiana.
Section IV. 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.
Tim Scott, Council President
South Bend Common Council
Attest:
Kareemah N. Fowler, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Presented by me,the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend,to the Mayor of the City
of South Bend,Indiana on the day of ,2018, at o'clock
M.
Kareemah N. Fowler, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Approved and signed by me on the day of , 2018, at o'clock
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Pete Buttigieg, Mayor
City of South Bend, Indiana