JURISDICTION

THE MONEY

THE DETAILS

Barre, Vermont Police Department

• July 1, 2005, 3.5%
• July 1, 2006, 3.5%

• Under new contract, employees will contribute 10% of the cost of health insurance coverage retroactive to July 1, 2006.
• The contract also includes a negotiated change in the prescription drug coverage from a $50 deductible with co-payments of between $5 and $20 to a $100 deductible with co-payments of between $10 and $30.

Honolulu, Hawaii Fire Department

• July 1, 2007, 5%
• July 1, 2008, 5%
• July 1, 2009, 5%
• July 1, 2010, 5%

• Raises are the product of binding arbitration decision produced by stipulation.

Leominster, Massachusetts Police Departmen

• July 1, 2006, 3%
• July 1, 2007, 5%
• July 1, 2008, 4%

• Under the contract supervisors and dispatchers will be able to track officers through GPS systems in police vehicles.
• Contract also reduces City’s contribution to officers’ health insurance plan from 80% to 75% and increases cleaning allowance to $650.

Portsmouth, Rhode Island Police Department

• July 1, 2006, 3%
• July 1, 2007, 3.5%
• July 1, 2008, 3.5%
• January 1, 2009, 1%
• July 1, 2009, 3%
• January 1, 2010, 2%

• Longevity pay for officers with more than five years of service increased by one percent.
• The employees’ health insurance cost sharing will be increased to 15 percent by the last year of the contracts, capped at a maximum of 3 percent of salary.

Ulster County, New York Sheriff’s Offic

• January 2004, 3.5%
• January 2005, 3.5%
• January 2006, 3.5%
• January 2007, 2.0%
• July 2007, 2.0%

• Retirement option changed from 25 to 20-year plan.