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NEW DALLAS/FORT WORTH METRO WAGE SURVEY POLICEPAY
has just released a new wage survey for the eight largest cities in the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.
The survey uses the latest model developed by POLICEPAY. The new model calculates the value of
pension plans and retiree health insurance.
This is the most comprehensive model that we have ever used. The Dallas/Fort Worth survey shows Plano to
be the best paid department in the survey.
Arlington is at the bottom. You
can see the entire survey and documentation by clicking the link at the top
of the POLICEPAY.NET homepage. In
addition, you can learn how you can obtain this same type of survey for your
agency City, Police
Near Accord on Raises Villaraigosa hints at a three-year
pact bumping up LAPD pay by more than 10%. Bratton says the deal would help
him recruit more officers. From the LA Times, April 27, 2006 Los Angeles police officers would see
their pay increase by more than 10% during the next three years under a
contract offer made by city officials, who said Wednesday that an agreement
is close. "I think you will be hearing
from the Police Protective League soon," he said. "It's very
important that we not just say we support you, but that we do as much as we
can to compensate you well." OKs keep council busy Dallas:
Action approved involving police, tickets, market, Junius Heights From The Dallas Morning News, April
26, 2007 Police recruiting bonuses. Farmers Market improvements. New
parking ticket collections. And the largest historic district yet. The Dallas City Council gave its unanimous approval to all four
high-profile cases on Wednesday, in a day devoid of much debate or drama. The police incentive plan will offer $10,000 bonuses to new
officers a move officials hope will give the Dallas Police Department
leverage to bolster its ranks. "Every year our city loses around 160 officers just by
attrition," Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Elba Garcia said. "We need young
recruits. That's where our challenge has been. And I'm glad to see we're not
shy of that challenge." City officials acknowledge the department is about 600 officers
short. And police associations have long argued that low pay Dallas ranks
ninth among the 10 largest cities in North Texas in starting pay hampers
the department's ability to recruit. Dallas' crime rate is the highest among U.S. cities with more
than 1 million residents. Under the proposal, which goes into effect this month, recruits
would receive a one-time $6,000 bonus after graduating from the department's
32-week academy. They'd receive another $4,000 after serving on the force for
82 weeks. Police Chief David Kunkle is doing a great job with the staff he
has, council member Angela Hunt said. The last year has seen a 19 percent
reduction in homicide, she said, and a 5 percent reduction in all other
crime. "We know, from talking with residents and with police
officers, that we need more officers on the street," she said. "If
that means we need to increase police salaries, we must do that." Chief Kunkle said Wednesday that he was pleased with the
council's decision. "I believe it will provide a better opportunity to increase
our applicant pool, which is the key to hiring more police officers," he
said. But not everyone agrees the incentive plan is the solution to
Dallas' police shortage. Police associations, whose members haven't had raises in a year
and a half, said the incentive pay does nothing for veteran officers. Phoenix Reaches
Agreement Contract: Tentative
Agreement From the PLEA, April 21, 2006 1st Year Economics 4% across the board wage increase effective on July 3, 2006 Honor Guard and Police Choir uniform allowance Optional (officer's
choice) conversion of uniform allowance at 17 years of service seen as
monthly salary increase for a total annual payment of $925 Pro-rated longevity and payment prior to entering DROP Increase comp bank to 185 hours Ability to donate comp time .6% increase in health and dental 2nd Year Economics 4% across the board wage increase effective July 2, 2007 Increase comp bank to 190 hours If the City"s General Fund revenue growth over the 06/07
fiscal year is 10.5% or more than the 05/06 fiscal year, an additional
across-the-board wage increase of .7% will be effective on the pay period
beginning October 22, 2007 If the Citys General Fund revenue growth over the 06/07 fiscal
year is 12.5% or more than the 05/06 fiscal year, an additional
across-the-board wage increase of 1.3% will be effective on the pay period
beginning October 22, 2007 Estimated .6% increase in health and dental Albuquerque police approve new contract By ASSOCIATED PRESS Albuquerque
police approve new contract ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Albuquerque police officers have
overwhelmingly approved a contract that does not include pay raises, but
instead lowers the amount officers contribute toward retirement. Mayor Herenton informs unions not to expect pay raises It's a tough, dangerous job being a Memphis fire fighter or a
Memphis police officer. It's an even tougher job when you know you aren't
getting a raise. Michael Williams with the Memphis Police Association says,
"He has proposed that we go two years without a raise." That he is the Mayor of Memphis who told representatives from
the city's 22 unions no raises. The mayor wants a pay freeze for the next two
years that after months of negotiations by union leaders. Michael Williams
with the Memphis police association says officers and negotiators fell duped
by the city. Williams continues, "So all along they kind of knew what
they were going to do or the mayor knew what he was going to do." And now the mayor doesn't have to deal with it because instead
of mediation the city council has to vote for the city's best offer or the
unions best offer small raises or no raises for the 22 unions. Memphis City Councilman E.C. Jones says, "Personally I
don't feel the administration did their job by sending all of these to the
city The council does not like the position it has been put in. Councilman Carol Chumney says, "Unfortunately our hands are
tied in the impasse hearings. Because we cannot come up with an alternative
plan. We either have to pick the union side or the mayors side. Our hands are
tied on that it's a no win situation." City Councilman Tom Marshall says, "We believe and treasure
our firefighters and our police officers and all of those who work for the
city of Memphis and its very unfortunate we're placed as a council in this
position between choosing the no tax increase pledge that the council has
made versus no rate increase for those who work for the city of
Memphis." Tom Marshall calls it a quagmire a quagmire city employees might
not like being caught up in. City Employees Might Get Pay Raises The final report by the Carl Vinson Institute at the University
of Georgia was presented to Columbus City Council Tuesday morning, and it
came with some good news. Under the mayor's proposed budget for 2007, "Every employee
in the government would get some kind of pay raise," said City Manager
Isaiah Hugley. For many, the raise would come from longevity. "If they've been here 1 to 3 years, they would get a 2.5%
increase for longevity," Hugley said. "If they've been
here 4 years or longer, they would get a 5% increase for longevity." But the big winners would be entry level public safety officers,
who, on top of longevity, would also receive more than $3,000 a year than
they do now. "An entry level police officer, deputy marshall, deputy
sheriff, or firefighter walking in the door would be $28,528," Hugley
said. The pay increases would cost the city 7.2 million dollars to
implement. City leaders say the money would come from revenues like
sales taxes, and a smaller workforce. "By cutting some of the positions that was presented, we'll
be able to save money to have money to give these people at least something
of what they deserve," said Columbus Mayor Bob Poydasheff. Columbus leaders say the salary increases would help them be
more competitive. They also say this is just the first step to brining
city pay up to where it should be. City Council has to approve it. City seeks public safety labor pacts New contracts
are sought with Schenectady police and firefighters From
the Times Union, April 26, 2006 With City Council passage of new five-year
pacts with its blue-collar unions, the city will now turn its attention to
getting new contracts with the police and firefighters unions. Mayor Brian U. Stratton is expected to sign
the contracts with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees and the Civil Service Employees Association, which have been
without contracts since 2004. "It's team work, it's a team work
effort and they have certainly done their parts," Council Finance
Committee Chairwoman Barbara Strangfeld said of the unions' decision to
accept contracts that would require new hires to pay 20 percent of their
health insurance premiums, a first for city employees. Though he has declined to discuss open
negotiations with the firefighters and police officers, Stratton has said he
wants both unions to make similar agreements to cut the city's spending on
employee health insurance. But, historically, the police and
firefighters have made far fewer concessions in negotiations, in part because
they can both rely on binding arbitration to settle contract negotiations
with the city. Neither CSEA nor AFSCME enjoy such power. And, traditionally,
arbitrators have been reluctant to make wholesale changes in contracts. Firefighters have been without contracts
for more than a year and the Police Department's pact expired in December. Negotiations are just beginning with the
police. The firefighters union has already declared negotiations at an
impasse, and those talks appear to be heading to an arbitrator. Stratton says
he is hopeful a deal can be reached before an arbitrator is asked to take
action on a new contract. Meanwhile, the pact with AFSCME calls for
no pay increases for 2004, the first year of the contract, and a $300
lump-sum payment for 2005. Its members would receive 2 percent pay raises in
2006, 2007 and 2008. The CSEA contract includes a $250 bonus for
2004, a $500 bonus for 2005 and 3 percent increases in 2006, 2007 and 2008. |
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