HomeMy WebLinkAbout10894-22 2023 Non-Bargaining Salary Ordinance ORDINANCE No . 10894-22
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
October 10, , 20 22
Attest: 4) City Clerk
Dawn M. Jones
SAttest: LI )1\1\C 54 2President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
October 11, 22
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1 / City Clerk
Dawn M. Jones
Approved and signed by me °c r4iv 171 20 22-
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Mayor
SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 60-22
ORDINANCE NO. 10894-22
AN ORDINANCE FIXING MAXIMUM SALARIES AND WAGES OF APPOINTED
OFFICERS AND NON-BARGAINING EMPLOYEES OF EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE CALENDAR
YEAR 2023
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
Pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-4-7-3, this Ordinance sets forth the maximum compensation to be
paid to non-bargaining personnel employed by the City of South Bend in executive departments for
the calendar year 2023.
This Ordinance establishes such compensation for all non-bargaining employees by specific position
and title.The budgeted or actual compensation paid to a City employee in each position may be less
than the maximum amounts set forth herein but may not exceed those amounts.
This Ordinance is in the best interest of the City and the affected non-bargaining employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows:
Section I. Maximum Compensation
The maximum amounts to be paid as compensation for non-bargaining employees for the City of
South Bend, Indiana are hereby established as set forth in the attachment, which is incorporated
herein by reference.City employees are paid on a bi-weekly basis.Amounts by alphabetical position
are set forth, as well as the maximum compensation for each position.
Section II. Holidays,Vacations and Other Monetary and Fringe Benefits Incorporated by
Reference
(a) Holidays. Holidays designated by the Board of Public Works pursuant to Section 2-
120 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall govern non-bargaining employees for
the calendar year 2023. The provisions of the City's Employee Handbook as it may
be amended from time to time shall apply and are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Vacations.Vacation for non-bargaining employees shall be as set forth in the City's
Employee Handbook as it may be amended from time to time,incorporated herein by
reference.
(c) Family Leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act Policy is,hereby, incorporated
herein by reference in its entirety.
(d) Parental Leave. Parental leave will be offered to all eligible full-time employees in
accordance with the policy set forth in the City Employee Handbook, as it may be
amended from time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(e) Insurance.
(1) Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance Program. The City shall
maintain a comprehensive major medical insurance program in which,
subject to Section III herein,non-bargaining employees regularly scheduled
to work 30 hours or more per week may participate under the rules and
guidelines of the plan document. All employees are provided access to a
copy of a plan document each year.
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(2) Short and Long-Term Disability. Short and Long-Term Disability shall be
as set forth in the City's Employee Handbook, as it may be amended from
time to time, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Payment for Election to Leave Employer's Comprehensive Major
Medical Insurance Program. The City shall pay one hundred and thirty
($130) per month ($65 bi-weekly) 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 are a Qualifying Life Event or Open Enrollment
of the City's Comprehensive Major Medical Insurance Program, and the
contributions specified herein are made, but in such event said Employee
shall forfeit the one hundred- and thirty-dollar ($130) payment per month
thereafter.
(4) Life Insurance. The City shall provide term life insurance coverage in an
amount lx annual salary rounded up to the nearest $1,000 for each benefit
eligible employee except for sworn firefighters, sworn police officers, and
members of the Teamsters, which are as provided in their collective
bargaining agreements.
(5) Benefit Waiting Period. The City notes that life insurance and
comprehensive major Medical Insurance programs require a minimum •
eligibility period of thirty(30)days and that the long-term disability program
requires a minimum ninety(90) day eligibility period which must be met.
(f) Hiring Bonus.The Mayor,may,at his/her discretion,offer a Hiring Bonus to a new
employee as an incentive for the employee to accept the position offered.This Bonus
will be paid to the employee in addition to the salary set forth in the Salary
Ordinance. The range of these monetary bonuses will be from one hundred($100)to
four thousand dollars ($4,000).
(g) City Residency Incentive. Full-time employees who establish and maintain legal
residence within the City of South Bend city limits, reside on a continuous,
permanent basis within the South Bend city limits, and comply with all regulations
and requirements described in the Employee Handbook on this topic shall be entitled
to an annual monetary bonus of two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(h) Allowances.
(1) Auto Allowances. At the Mayor's discretion an auto allowance may be
offered to city employees in lieu of a City issued car. The allowance may
range from one($1) to five hundred dollars ($500) dollars per month.
(2) Cell Phone Allowance. At the Mayor's discretion an allowance for the
business portion of an employee's cell phone may be provided to those
employees whose position and job responsibilities require the ability to
communicate outside of city premises or after normal city working hours.
The allowance shall not exceed one-hundred dollars ($100)per month.
(i) 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 is not Medicare
eligible. Such assistance shall not exceed one (1) year. Any such bonus or
assistance must be approved by the Mayor and Controller and is 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.
(j) Certification Bonus for EMS Billers. At the discretion of the Mayor, City
employees working in the EMS billing division may receive an incentive payment
not to exceed seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) annually if the employee
achieves and maintains in good standing the appropriate certification for EMS
billing.
(k) Other Monetary Fringe Benefits. All other fringe benefits shall be as set forth in
the City's Employee Handbook as it may be amended from time to time.
Section III. Employee Definitions
(a) Full-Time Employee. Full-time employees are those employees who are regularly
scheduled to work 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,
conditions and limitations of each benefit program. However, solely for purposes of
qualification for health care benefits under the federal Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act(the Act)as amended,the definition of full-time employee shall
be the equivalent of that which is provided in the Act, and this Section shall not be
construed to be in conflict with the Act.
(b) Part-Time Employee. Part-time employees are those employees who are not
assigned to a full-time status as defined by the City including those who qualify for
health care benefits under the Act,but who do not meet the City's definition of full-
time employee under subpart(a)of this Section, and who are scheduled to work less
than the City of South Bend's full-time schedule, not to equal or exceed one
thousand five hundred sixty (1,560) hours per year. While they do receive certain
mandated benefits(such as worker's compensation, social security benefits,and for
some,health care under the Act),they are not eligible for other City benefit programs
with the exception of the positions listed below:
All Attorneys employed in the City's Legal Department in part-time positions as well
as all elected Council members are eligible for participation in all of the Employer's
Benefit Programs.
Section IV. City's Employee Handbook Availability
Two(2)copies of the City's Employee Handbook shall be kept on file and made available for public
inspection during regular hours in the office of the City Clerk on the 4th Floor of the County-City
Building, South Bend, Indiana. •
Section v. 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.
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Sharon cBride, Council President
South Bend Common Council
Attest:
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Dawn M. Jones, 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
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of South Bend, Indiana on the /Iday of a6fvbir ,2022, at // o'clock
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Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk
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Approved and signed by me on the 1 ? day of (16SGI`' , 2022, at J o'clock( m
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Jameseller, Mayor
City of South Bend, Indiana