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ORDINANCE No. 8153~90
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,Indiana_
December 10, Yq 90
Attest: - City Clerk
IRENE K. GAMMON
Attest: President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor o the City of South Bend, Indiana_
December 11, 90
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City Clerk
IRENE K. GAMMON
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Mayor
BILL NO.
ORDINANCE NO. 0 (5-3"9Q
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA, ADDRESSING THE AMOUNTS OF BENEFITS TO BE
RECEIVED BY SURVIVING SPOUSES OF DECEASED POLICE OFFICERS
AND FIREFIGHTERS
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
Several Indiana Laws govern pension funds and benefits
for police officers and firefighters. More specifically the
1925 Police Pension Fund is addressed in Indiana Code
Sections 36-8-6-1 et seq. , the 1937 Firefighters' Pension
Fund is addressed in Indiana Code Sections 36-8-7-1 et seq. ,
and the 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and
Disability Fund is addressed in Indiana Code Sections 36-8-
8-1 et seq.
The Common Council and the City Administration have
jointly worked together, and have determined to raise the
benefits received by surviving spouses of deceased police
officers and firefighters to forty percent (400) of the
salary of a first class police officer or firefighter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of
the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
SECTION I. If a sworn police officer or sworn
firefighter of the City of South Bend, Indiana, dies while
in active service or after retirement, the surviving spouse
of said firefighter or police officer who dies before
January 1, 1989 shall receive forty percent (40%) of the
salary of a fully paid first class firefighter or first
class police officer in the respective police or fire
departments at the time of the payment of the pension. For
the surviving spouse of such a firefighter or police officer
who dies after December 31, 1988, an amount per month,
during the spouse's life, shall be equal to the greater of
forty percent (40%) of the monthly pay of a first class
firefighter or police officer or fifty-five percent (55%) of
the monthly benefit the deceased member was receiving or was
entitled to receive on the date the member's death.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council
and approval by the Mayor, with the effective date to be
January 1, 1990.
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(219) 284-9321
Members of the Common Council
4th Floor County City Building
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Dear Council Members:
Thomas Zakrzewski The attached Bill would increase the benefit
President amount for surviving spouses of deceased police
officers and firefighters to forty percent (40%)
Loretta Duda of the salary of the first class police officer or
Vice-President firefighter.
Sean Coleman As 'ou will recall last
Chairman. Committee � year, through the efforts
of the Whole of the Common Council, an agreement was reached
with the City Administration to increase the
benefit levels. The first increase took effect
this year, raising the amount to thiry-five
Stephen Luecke percent (35%) with the second increase taking
First District effect January 1st of next year.
Donald Niezgodski I welcome your support of this Bill.
Second District
William Soderberg Thank you.
Third District
Sincerely,
Ann Puzzello
Fourth District John Voorde
Council Member at Large
Linas Slavinskas
Fifth District ,
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Thomas Zakrzewski l V r
Sixth District
Sean Coleman
At Large
Loretta Duda
At Large
John Voorde
At Large
Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand
Council Attorney