JURISDICTION

THE MONEY

THE DETAILS

Albany, Oregon Police Department

• July 1, 2005, 3.5%
• January 1, 2006, 0.5%
• July 1, 2006, CPI, capped at 4.2%
• July 1, 2007, CPI, capped at 4.2%

• City agrees to pay $48 monthly that officers had been paying as a health insurance premium co-payment.

DeKalb, Illinois Police Department

• January 1, 2006, 3.75%
• January 1, 2007, 3.75%
• January 1, 2008, 4.0%

• No change in 4.0% co-payment of health care premiums.

Dutchess County, New York Sheriff’s Department

• 2005, 4.0% (retroactive)
• 2006, 4.0%
• 2007, 4.0%
• 2008, 4.0%

• Health insurance benefits restructured, though no co-payments of premiums agreed upon.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin Police and Fire

• 2005, 2.5%
• 2006, 2.5%

• Settlement reached in lieu of arbitration.

Syracuse, New York Police Department

• 2004-2005, 8.0% over the two-year period

• Produced by decision of interest arbitrator. Retroactivity checks to be as high as $6,000.

Taunton, Massachusetts Police Department

• July 1, 2005, 3.0%
• July 1, 2006, 3.0%
• July 1, 2007, 2.0%
• January 1, 2008, 2.0%

• City given right to second opinion on job-related injuries.

West Warwick, Rhode Island Fire Department

• 2005, 3.5%
• 2006, 4.0%
• 2007, 4.0%

• Contract initiates health care premium co-payments of $15 weekly.