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Sharon L. McBride June 22, 2022
Presiclerrt
South Bend Common Council
Sheila Niczgodski 4" Floor, County-City Building
Vice President South Bend, IN 46601
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Cliairperson, Conunittec Re: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
of the Whole BEND, INDIANA, APPOINTING AN AGENT/NEGOTIATOR AND AN
Caiineth Lee ADVISORY COMMON COUNCIL NEGOTIATING TEAM TO REPRESENTTHE
First District COMMON COUNCIL IN THE UPCOMING SOUTH BEND FRATERNAL
ORDER OF POLICE LODGE#36 NEGOTIATIONS
Henry Davis,Jr.
Second District Dear Common Council Members:
Sharon L. McBride
Third District FOP Lodge # 36 has notified the City of its intent to renegotiate its collective
bargaining agreement with the City. This proposed Resolution names our attorney,
Troy Warncr Bob Palmer, as the Council's Agent/Negotiator on behalf of the Common Council.
Fourth District The resolution also names a Common Council Advisory Team consisting of Sharon
Eli Wax McBride, Sheila Niezgodski, and Eli Wax to represent the Council during
Fiftli District negotiations.
Sheila Niezgodski Please place this Resolution on the agenda for the Health & Public Safety Committee
Sixth District for the June 27, 2022 meeting and on the Council's agenda for the first and only
Karen L. White reading on June 27, 2022.
At Large
Rachel Torras Morgan Thank you for your consideration.
At Large
Sincerely Yours,
Lori K Hamann
At Large
Sharon McBride President,
South Bend Common Council
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BILL NO. 22-33
RESOLUTION NO.
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
IN THE UPCOMING SOUTH BEND FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE#36
NEGOTIATIONS
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Safety is the administrator of the Police Department and
has the "exclusive control over all matters and property relating" to it and the authority to adopt
the rules governing the Police 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
Police Department and other appointees by the Board of Public Safety until November 1, 2022;
and
WHEREAS,such ordinance may grade the members of the Police Department and regulate
their pay by rank as well as by length of service; and
WHEREAS, the 2020-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of South
Bend and the South Bend Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #36 will expire at 11:59 p.m. on
December 31, 2022; 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 interests 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 Fraternal Order of
Police Lodge#36. 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
Police Department by ordinance. The Common Council also appoints as an advisory Common
Council Negotiating Team, Council members Sharon McBride, Sheila Niezgodski, and Eli Wax.
Section Il. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from this date until an ordinance
regarding the Police Department's compensation is passed by the Common Council.
Dated this 27`h day of June 2022.
Sharon McBride, President
South Bend Common Council