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Home My Public Portal About102-1995 - APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE 1996 FIREORDINANCE NO. 102-1995 AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE 1996 FIREFIGHTER SALARY ORDINANCE WHEREAS Indiana Code 36-8-3-3 (d) requires Common Council to fix the annual compensation of firefighters by ordinance before August 2 of each year for the ensuing budget year, and WHEREAS Such an ordinance was not timely adopted because a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Richmond and Richmond Professional Firefighters, Inc. AFL-CIO Local 1408 was still being negotiated, and WHEREAS it is now possible to adopt a firefighter salary ordinance because the parties have reached an agreement on salary levels for 1996, and ..... ..... .... .... . .. ........ ...... ..... WHEREAS the Board of Public Works & Safety and the Firefighters Union have executed and Mayor Roger Cornett has approved an addendum to the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Richmond and the Richmond Professional Firefighters, Inc. Local No. 1408 of the International Association of Firefighters AFL-CIO, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana that the following positions be compensated not in excess of the respective sums hereafter set forth during calendar year 1996, to wit: Section 1 - Fire De artment Bi-Weekly Salary 1.01 Fire Prevention Specialist (2) 1,083.67 1.02 Lieutenant (24) 1,083.67 1.03 Engineer (24) 1,042.35 1.04 Firefighter 1 (24) 1,001.07 1.05 Firefighter IT 988.05 1.06 Probationary Firefighter 918.64 Passed and adopted this 18th day of December, 1995 by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana. esident (Sarah L. Hutton) ATTESQ-Q-%,-city Clerk 4(4NormaSc5*oeder) PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 19th day of December, 1995 at 9:00 a.m. � City Clerk , ( orma Schr er) APPROVED by me, Roger Cornett, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 19th day of December, 1995 at 9:05 a.m. A 94�4 --, Mayor (Roger ornett) ... ......... ........ ..... .... ............ City Clerk EXHIBIT A ADDENDUM TO PROFESSIONAL NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, INC., LOCAL 1408 OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS AFL-CIO and the CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA THIS ADDENDUM supplements that certain "Professional Negotiation Agreement" dated the 29th day of July, 1993, and entered into between RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, INC. AFL-CIO LOCAL 1408, and the CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, and thereafter supplemented by a prior ADDENDUM dated the ±14 day of p�' Emga, , 1995, effective as of January 01, 1996,a follows: ARTICLE 32 Increase the annualized rates of pay provided in Article 32 by four and one-half percent (4.50%) for the period from January 01, 1996 through December 3I, I996, and by an additional four percent (4.00%) for the period from January 01, 1997, through December 31, 1997, as follows: 1996 SALARY 1997 SALARY Probationary firefighter $23,885 $24,840 Firefighter II $25,689 $26,717 Firefighter I $26,028 $27,069 Driver/Operator (Engineer) $27,101 $28,185 Lieutenant $28,175 $29,302 Fire Prevention Specialist $28,175 $29,302 ARTICLE 28 A. Active Employee Insurance Benefits (present contract language) (Add a new section "B. Retiree Insurance Benefits" to Article 28 as follows:) B. Retiree Insurance Benefits. The City shall pay the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year per retiree toward the premium cost of group health insurance coverage for the benefit of "Eligible Retirees", as herein defined, subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. No health insurance premium contribution shall be required of City for those Eligible Retirees who obtain subsequent employment after retirement from the City, and City / Firefighters #14081996-97 Addendum Page 2 through which subsequent employment there is available to the retiree participation in the subsequent employer's group health insurance program at a cost to the retiree that does not exceed the employee/retiree's premium contribution for coverage under the City's plan by more than ten percent (10.0%) for the comparable type of coverage selected (i.e single member or multiple/family coverage). Each retiree shall, upon request of the City, certify that he/she has obtained no such subsequent employment whereby he/she enjoys an entitlement to such alternative group health insurance participation. 2. An Eligible Retiree who has obtained subsequent insurance coverage through a successor employer and later loses that coverage for any reason may re -enroll in the City's insurance plan and be entitled to the above annual contribution toward such insurance. If the retiree re -enrolls during a calendar year, the City's contribution for that calendar year shall be pro -rated on a monthly basis starting with the month that the retiree becomes eligible for coverage under the City's plan. In any suchcase,the retiree and his/her dependents shall not be covered for pre-existing conditions as those conditions are then defined at the time of re -enrollment by the City's plan documents. 3. The City's contribution for retiree health insurance benefits shall continue until the retiree becomes eligible for Medicare coverage as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. 1395, et.seq. The amount of the City's contributions to any retiree hereunder shall be subject to subsequent modification through the collective bargaining process and any resulting change in the terms of this Collective Bargaining Agreement, whether such changes occur before or after a particular retiree's effective date of retirement. 4. For purposes of this Article 28, an "Eligible Retiree" is defined to be any member of the RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, INC., Bargaining Unit who retires from active duty on the force, in good standing, and with twenty (20) or more years of accredited service as recognized in the particular retirement program in which the member is a participant [i.e.The 1937 Firefighters' Pension Fund (I.C. 36-8-6-1, et.seq.) or The 1977 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension and Disability Fund (I.C. 36-8-8-1, et.seq.)] or any member who, while an active member of the force, becomes disabled as determined by the PERF Board. 5. The insurance contribution benefits hereunder shall only be available to those Eligible Retirees whose first effective date of retirement is on or after January 01, 1996, and to those retirees and/or dependents of a retiree who are participating in the City's group health insurance plan as of December 31, 1995. THIS ADDENDUM is executed and approved by the undersigned representatives of the City and Union this , day of December, 1995, to be effective in accordance with its terms as of January 01, 1996. City 1 Firefighters 41408 1996-97 Addendum Page 3 RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, INC., LOCAL 1408 of the International Association of Professiq al Firefighters Union of Indiana r Tom Sha residept Tim CL%rk tare -Treasurer THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA By and through its Board of Public Works and Safety / y ,IVYY7 EA Dennis Grimes, President L)t"; an Hibner Negotiations Committee...... ......... Eride Jarvis ,hairperson ProM-11. ,4, I`' -ZIaisil V Ed Tom_ CITY OF RICHMOND DEPARTMENT OF LAW 50 North 5th Street Richmond, Indiana 47374 Phone (317) 983-7220 Fax (317) 966-2255 December 15,1995 Common Council Richmond, ]N 47374 RE: Ordinance No. 102 -1995 Dear Council Member: ROGER CORNETT Mayor THOMAS S. MILLIGAN City Attorney This ordinance is required by Indiana Statute and is the Firefighters Salary Ordinance for 1996. You have previously adopted a 1996 Police Officers Salary Ordinance and the 1996 Salary Ordinance for all other City employees whose compensation levels are set by the Mayor. The addendum to the existing collective bargaining agreement fixes compensation for both 1996 and 1997. The ordinance can be passed in a single meeting with motions to suspend the rules. encerely yours Thomas S. Milligan City Attorney Enclosure DISPOSITION OF ORDINANCE NO. �.19- RESOLUTION NO. -19 by Common Council Jrdinance No.�� Resolution No. Istro Lundy Brookbank Donat McBrk a Parkei Allen Dickmar Hutton -V DateIA— Iff- Susp. rules Ist read Title only --------- -Seconded -- - --- -- --- --- -- - --- -- Proof of Publicaton ------ ------ ------ ------ ---------- ------------------ Seconded ------ ------ -------- ---------- Move to 2nd read Seconded / Engrossment -------- ----- ---- ------ --------- - ---- ---- ---- --•----- Seconded Susp rules 3rd read ------ ------ ••------ ---------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ---------- ------------------ Seconded Passage v ------ --OR- - -------- --- ----- ----- ----- ------ ---------- Rejection Date Passed ] ;k- ~ ! U — l COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS: Committee Date Commitee Hearing Date Reassigned to Council Agenda PUBLICATION DATES: AMENDMENTS: COMMENTS: