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The
Police Negotiator's Handbook
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pricing) The Police Negotiator's Handbook, by Ron York, POLICEPAY.NET president
is now available. This book
is presented in the six stages of Negotiations. Stage One – Research Evidence Stage
Two – Develop Argument Stage
Three – Create Key Relationships Stage
Four – Generate Public Support Stage
Five – Plan Strategy Stage Six –
Negotiate Deal Negotiations are about persuasion. If you want a
handbook that is brief and to the point, From The Beacon Journal, July 11, 2007 Officers will not have to pay more for health care or
prescription drugs. The city and the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 went
before a state conciliator last month after being unable to settle a contract
dispute. The two sides had been in negotiations on a three-year contract
since the previous contract expired at the end of 2006. ``All in all, we consider it a victory,'' said Paul Hlynsky, the union's president. ``It's unfortunate we had
to go through a year of negotiations to get something we wish we would have
been able to get at the table.'' The state conciliator's report is binding. Conciliators settle contract disputes involving unions that by
law can't strike. Police and firefighter unions fall into this category. No clear
winner in city police contract City officers get higher wages but pay more for health care From the Democrat and Chronicle, July 19, 2007 The Rochester Police Department's new labor contract provides
officers higher salaries but asks them to pay more for health care. Key players in the talks said there was no clear winner. Locust Club President Ron Evangelista said it was time to move
on and prepare for the next round of talks in November. The contract provides a series of salary increases every six
months starting in July 2005. The officers will be awarded the back pay and
receive two more raises by Jan. 1. Evangelista said the raises total 10.4 percent. Evangelista said the concessions were inevitable given the
rising cost of health care. The contract also provides the ability to award 40 officers
additional raises based on merit. That was a primary goal of Mayor Robert
Duffy, who wants to bring private-sector incentives to government. Duffy, a former chief with a long history of conflict with
Evangelista, credited Evangelista's willingness to compromise. He said they
had a good talk in May about city finances and the role of police in
expanding the tax base. "We put our differences behind us and agreed to focus on
the future," Duffy said. "Ron represents his members very well, but
he also realizes our futures our linked." City Police
Sergeants’ Pay Would Rise 27.5% Under Pact But with the new agreement, veteran sergeants could earn more
than $103,000 with longevity, holiday pay and other compensation, officials
said, with those on special assignments like supervising detective squads
earning $109,002.
From the Times-Picayune, July 12, 2007 In a move to aid recruitment and slow the exodus of experienced
officers, the New Orleans City Council voted Thursday to give police their
second substantial raise in less than a year. The council voted 5-0 to give recruits a 12.5 percent raise and
all higher ranks a 10 percent raise, retroactive to July 1. Police officers and most other city workers got a 10 percent
raise in the fall. Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Cary Grant said the
latest raises will cost the city $3.5 million this year and $7 million in
2008. Because the Police Department's 2007 budget included money for many
more officers than it has been able to hire, an additional appropriation will
not be necessary. Grant said the raises put Superintendent Warren Riley said the raises will help prevent
the loss of officers looking for more money. "It's very, very
important," he said. "We lost over 500 police officers in the
aftermath of Katrina." The raises do not affect Riley's salary. City Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, chairwoman of the
council's Budget Committee, led the latest effort to increase officers' pay.
She said she hopes to deal eventually with two more issues: giving police
more frequent longevity raises and getting promotional exams scheduled more
often. NOPD personnel
get a 2.5 percent longevity raise every five years. Many other jurisdictions
offer annual raises. Recruits get $34,797 But Hedge-Morrell also warned that with the latest raises,
police "now have no excuse" for not doing a better job. Council
members have said they want to hold officers to higher standards in areas
such as treating residents with respect, writing reports in a timely manner
and presenting effective testimony at trials. "We are going to focus across the board on our officers
being more professional," Riley said. The latest raises boost recruits' pay from $30,732 a year to
$34,797. The base pay for a police officer I goes
from $33,111 a year to $36,570; for a police officer IV from $38,433 to
$42,449; and for a sergeant from $42,449 to $46,885. There are four grades of police officer, based on seniority and
passing the promotional exams. The base pay for a lieutenant increases to $50,513; for a
captain to $59,366; and for a major to $64,759. Base pay does not include longevity raises, overtime, paid
details, state supplemental pay, a $500 annual uniform and equipment
allowance, or the $1,400 a year that officers get from a special property tax
millage. The Legislature this year increased the supplemental pay for
police statewide from $3,600 to $5,100 a year. Educational bonuses The City Council also recently approved giving bonuses to
officers in specialized units and to officers with college degrees. Officers will receive an extra $1,500 a year if they are
assigned as field training officers or as members of the tactical unit,
motorcycle unit of the Traffic Division, bomb squad, marine unit, K-9 unit or
mounted patrol unit. In addition, captains assigned as district commanders
will receive a 10 percent bonus. Under the educational benefit provision, an officer with an
associate degree will receive an extra $1,000 a year. A bachelor's degree
will bring an extra $2,000 and a master's degree $3,000. The extra pay for specialized jobs is expected to benefit about
180 NOPD officers. The educational bonuses could
benefit about 185 officers. Hedge-Morrell unveiled a plan in May to give police raises of
10.5 percent to 33 percent, with the largest raises going to captains and
other top ranks. Hedge-Morrell said those raises would have matched the
salaries offered in competing Southern departments, with the largest raises
going to the higher ranks in an effort to keep veteran officers from retiring
early or taking their years of experience to other jurisdictions. Because hundreds of officers have left the force since Hurricane
Katrina, the department's overall strength has declined sharply despite
continuing efforts to sign up recruits. However, Hedge-Morrell's plan drew opposition from Mayor Ray Nagin's administration, which said the exodus of veteran
officers has slowed and recruitment should be the top priority. As a result,
the plan was rewritten to give recruits the biggest raises and all higher
ranks a flat 10 percent.
The vote was 4-1, with council member Don Landers dissenting.
Landers did not comment on the reasons behind his dissenting vote. Negotiations started on a new contract in early March, according
to a report prepared by Janice Avila, the city's human resources director,
and Eric Frost, director of administrative services. Talks concluded with a
tentative agreement on June 1 — a month before the old contract was to expire
on June 30. The increases, the same for police and fire, are as follows: First year: 6 percent total — 4
percent, retroactive to April 28, and 2 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Second year: 2 percent, effective
July 1, 2008. Third year: One of three options —
4 percent, a raise based on the Consumer Price Index, or an
"unrepresented increase," whichever is higher. The contract runs through June 30, 2010. Merit pay, a part of
both police and fire contracts, differs between the two agencies, according
to the new contract. Police can accumulate between $750 and $1,400 per year based on
participation in the following qualifying categories: investigations, youth
services, SWAT, field training program, bomb squad and special enforcement.
Firefighters can receive between $800 and $2,000 in additional pay for
participating as hazardous-materials specialists, the contract states. |
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