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From: nwherald.com
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CARY – The village board Tuesday approved a three-year deal with its police union.
The deal calls for a 1.75 percent pay increase in the first year, a 2 percent increase in the second year and a 2.25 percent increase in the third year.
Village Administrator Chris Clark said the pay increase was under the rate of inflation of 2.5 percent.
“We believe, from the village’s perspective, the wage settlement is fair,” Clark said.
The base salary for a patrolman is $46,392 a year.
Officers will pay more toward their health insurance. In the first year of the deal they will pay 16 percent, in the second year, 17 percent, and in the third year, 18 percent. Under the contract that expired April 30, officers paid 15 percent toward health insurance.
Officers will have the option of participating in the village’s new HMO plan, and pay 15 percent of that premium.
The new contract goes through April 2015.
Trustee Jeff Kraus was the lone “No” vote. Kraus said the village would have to use money in reserves to pay for the wage increases unless the village increases revenue...more
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From: sacbee.com
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The Sacramento City Council gets its first chance today to dive into a proposed budget that would cut nearly 100 police officers and firefighters, the most severe cutbacks ever to the city's public safety ranks.
As part of a plan to fill a $15.7 million deficit for the fiscal year beginning July 1, City Manager John Shirey has proposed laying off 62 firefighters and 34 police officers. Another 10 employees in the Police Department would also lose their jobs.
The City Council will not vote tonight on whether to follow through with the cuts but is likely to provide feedback and direction on the plan. The budget is scheduled to be adopted next month.
Cuts to the parks department are also scheduled to be discussed tonight.
The cuts to public safety could be avoided if the unions representing those workers agreed to pick up the entirety of the employee share of their California Public Employees' Retirement System pension contributions.
Shirey has made pensions a budget priority since taking office last year. He agreed to pay 7 percent of his salary toward his retirement when he was hired – a first for a Sacramento city manager – and has persuaded other top management and the City Council to do the same...more
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From: mercurynews.com
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After nine months of difficult negotiations, Palo Alto and its police union have finally agreed to a new labor contract that will ultimately dial back short- and long-term costs for the city.
The city expects to save nearly $150,000 this fiscal year, which ends June 30, and $1.37 million annually going forward. The terms of a "memorandum of agreement" were ratified by the police union Friday and approved by the city council early Tuesday morning.
The contract, which expires June 30, 2014, is similar to others the city has hammered out with Service Employees International Union Local 521, unrepresented management and professional workers, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1319, and the Fire Chiefs' Association.
"The City has consistently sought fairness and mutual sacrifice by all employee groups to solve our ongoing budget gap by seeking structural changes to employee pension and medical plans," City Manager James Keene said in a statement. "With this agreement, PAPOA has made an important step in assisting the City's efforts to reduce expenditures."
The lion's share of next fiscal year's savings, slightly more than $822,000, will come through a shift in pension contributions. Historically, the city has paid both the employer...more
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From: columbian.com
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 Apart by about $8 million in salaries — and a new random drug testing policy — Vancouver and its police union are set to start contract mediation Monday.
The city and the Vancouver Police Guild, which represents about 180 rank-and-file officers, have been unable to agree on a new contract. The old one expired at the end of 2011. The sides agreed to a third-party mediator to attempt to unite the two proposed contracts.
But that may be tricky: While the two sides are stuck on the size of salary increases and other financial issues, if the battle between Portland and its police union is any indication, the random drug testing policy may be the biggest battle.
Portland and its police union sparred over the policy, which the city implemented against union wishes in January. Union members filed a
grievance asking the city to “cease and desist,” objecting to the cost, and also to the inclusion of steroids in the testing.
Vancouver’s random drug test policy seems couched from Portland’s policy, with both cities using the terminology that police and administration have a “joint desire...more
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