JURISDICTION

THE MONEY

THE DETAILS

Clark County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office

• January 2010, No increase
• January 2011, 2%
• January 2012, 2%

• Under the new contract, step increases are postponed through 2011.

Denver, Colorado Sheriff’s Office

• 2011, 3%
• 2012, 3%

• Deputies agreed to delay scheduled January 2010 4.5% pay increase until December. In exchange, contract was extended through 2012.

Elk Grove, California Police Department

• 2011 and 2012, No increase

• Under the Department’s first ever collective bargaining agreement, officers agreed to freeze wages and to split the cost of medical retirement plans with the City.

Naperville, Illinois Fire Department

• May 1, 2009, 2%
• May 1, 2010, 2%

• Firefighters will also receive an extra day of vacation.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fire Department

• 2010, $2,000 bonus
• 2011, 2%
• 2012, 2%
• 2013, 2.5%
• 2014, 3%

• The new contract also boosts firefighters’ contribution to the City’s pension fund from 6.5% of their pay to 7%.

Poughkeepsie, New York Police Department

• 2009, No increase
• 2010, 3%
• 2011, 4.1%

• Under the new pact, the City will cover 100% of officers’ medical coverage after they retire for officers who forfeit payment for 165 unused sick days they would have been paid for when they left the force. Previously, the City paid 85% of officers’ medical costs after they retired if officers forfeited 193 unused sick and other days.

South Bend, Indiana Police Department

• No increase

• New contract freezes salary and benefits for 2010 and increases health insurance co-pays.
• The contract also creates two new classes of police officer, while eliminating the rank of corporal, which will result in increased pension benefits.