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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFixing the Annual Pay of Policemen 1977ORDINANCE NO. 6009 -76 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, August 9 ,,76 Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON of Common Council Presented by me to the Ma:br of the City of South Bend, August 10 �9 76 ---/ City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Approved and signed by me ORDINANCE NO.6009 -76 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5991 -76 FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY OF POLICEMEN FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1977 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: SECTION 1. Delete Section 2 in its entirety. Substitution thereof: Any individual officer who through this ordinance would re- ceive less salary during the year 1977, excluding items covered in Section 3 of this ordinance, than he did during the year 1976 for the same rank shall be compensated at a level commensurate with the 1976 level. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. r Passed, as amended, August 9, 1976. f ontait trr Irport Rio tke (faumutou Osuuril of 1#r Cup of OOW4 Brnd: Your Committee OF THE WHOLE to whom was referred AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5991 -76 FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY OF POLICEMEN FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1977. Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their This Ordinance be amended as Change Section 2 to Section and include paragraph to be after 1977 "excluding items ordinance ". opinion follows: 1, delete second Section 2, changed in Section 1. Add covered in Section 3 of this Add new Section 2 to read "This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Frank Horvath Chairman '... '... "4'eRN . .ueuse...... VOOR, JACKSON, McMICHAEL & ALLEN WILLIAM E. VOOR ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW WILLIAM O. JACKSON 300 FIRST BANK BUILDING AREA CODE 219 234-6061 GUY H. MCMICHAEL LLOYD M. ALLEN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 WILLIAM E. VOOR, JR. KENNETH P. FEDDER GEORGE E. HERENDEEN MICHAEL P. BARNES JOHN B. RAMMING ANFHONY D. KOWALS July 21, 1976 FILEO IN CLERK'S OFFICE Mr. Roger Parent 2 1 1976 President South Bend Common Council Irene Gammon 4th Floor County City Bldg. CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, South Bend, Indiana 46601 IND. Re: ORDINANCE NO. 5991 -76 AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY OF POLICEMEN FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1977 Dear Mr. Parent: At the Public Hearing on the above Ordinance on Monday, July 19, 1976 a number of amendments were made. At one point in the proceedings Councilwoman Adams moved to amend Section 2 of the Ordinance. As you recall, that is the suggested amendment that gave minimum wage increases to police officers. Along with the defeat of the amendment went two other proposed changes which we think are important and significant. As you recall, when we negotiated the wage ordinance we were particularly interested in making sure that no officer received less money in the year of 1977 than he received in 1976. Section 2 of the ordinance makes reference to that understanding but I feel that it is unintentionally restrictive because of the inclusion of two words in that section. The word "based" found in line 2 of Section 2 of the ordinance should be stricken. As you know, it was intended that the net pay of the officer be the amount for comparison to make sure that he does not take a cut in pay. Then, in that same section, in the second to the last line the word "may" should be changed to shall. Pursuant to the Council and our understanding of the intended ordinance I have attached a draft of a proposed ordinance which we would ask you take up at the Council meeting on July 26, 1976 reflecting the changes which I have set forth-in the above paragraph. Hopefully, the Council will see fit to make the changes which are suggested in the attached proposal so that we do not encounter difficulty in the administration of the pay ordinance. If you have questions or if I can be of further assistance please contact me. V r� y truly yours. GEH:pec GEORGE E. HERENDEEN Enc.