10043-10 Annual Salary- Firefighters Calendar Years 2011 & 2012

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2011 & 2012 South Bend Fire Department Salary Ordinance Substitute Bill No. 57-10 Page 7 approval of the Fire Chief. Full-time instructors and company training instructors shall be ineligible for any pay under this paragraph. (e). Pay for Other Instructors: Other instructors who are qualified and selected to teach specified on-duty in-house instruction programs for rookie schools, driving, confined space rescue, rope techniques, water safety, watercraft techniques, CPR and other authorized departmental instruction, shall be paid at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per hour, upon the approval of the Fire Chief. Said hourly rate shall be paid over and above the qualifying individual's salary classification and shall be paid in a manner consistent with applicable regulations of the State Board of Accounts. Full-time instructors and company training instructors shall be ineligible for any pay under this paragraph. (f). Pay for Certified SCBA Repair Specialists: Those sworn members of the South Bend Fire Department who are qualified, certified and regularly assigned by the Fire Chief to perform self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) repairs, shall be paid at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per hour up to a maximum of $1,000 in any one calendar year. Any self-contained breathing apparatus repairs to be performed which exceed this maximum amount in any calendar year must be approved by the Fire Chief. Said hourly rate shall be paid over and above the sworn member's salary classification amount and shall be paid in a manner consistent with applicable regulations of the State Board of Accounts. (g). Critical Duty Day Stipend: In 2011 and in 2012, the Critical Duty Day Stipend shall be set at one-half (1/2) of an eligible sworn member's regular hourly rate plus longevity, but not less than two hundred and four dollars ($204.00) for the nine (9) Critical Duty Days designated each calendar year. Such stipend may be pro-rated for time actually worked with the eligible sworn member choosing among three (3) options which are further addressed in the governing Collective Bargaining Agreement approved by the Board of Public Safety. (h). Deferred Compensation: The City of South Bend, agrees to continue to maintain the Deferred Compensation Program which became effective on January 1, 1997 for the South Bend Fire Department. This program provides that for the first one hundred dollars ($100.00) deferred by a sworn member of the South Bend Fire Department each calendar year, the City of South Bend will match said amount $0.50 on the dollar, and for the next three hundred dollars ($300.00) deferred by a sworn member of the South Bend Fire Department each calendar year, the City of South Bend will match said amount, dollar for dollar. (i). Life Insurance: The City of South Bend shall continue to provide term life insurance coverage for all sworn members and upper level policy making positions of the South Bend Fire Department. Said amount shall not be less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in 2011; with the City Administration exploring the possibility of increasing the amount to approximately one'(1) times the base salary for that sworn member or upper level policy making position sometime thereafter. (j). Health Insurance: Each sworn member of the South Bend Fire Department who has met the eligibility requirements shall have the opportunity to participate in the City's comprehensive major medical insurance program. The contribution of such individuals shall be no greater than the contribution of other City employees receiving the same benefits, and the level of benefits shall be no less than the level for other City employees. The premium cost per pay period for each participating sworn member and/or upper level policy making position member of the South Bend Fire Department who has met the