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JURISDICTION |
THE MONEY |
THE DETAILS |
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Lawrence, Massachusetts Police and Fire Department |
• 1.5% annually for four years expiring in 2010 |
• The new contract is described as “taxpayer neutral” because it relies, in part, on accumulated money in a $12 million health care trust fund, which is subsidized by 80% contributions from the City and 20% by employees. |
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Milpitas, California Fire Department |
• April 12, 2009, 3% |
• The contract allows 56-hour-workweek employees in their first year to earn three weeks of vacation; 15-year to 19-year employees to get six weeks of vacation per year; and 20-year to 24-year employees to get 7.2 weeks of vacation per year. Veterans with 27 or more years revert to accruing less than one week of vacation per year. |
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North Haven, Connecticut Police Department (This entry was incorrectly identified as the New Haven Police Department in the April 2009 issue.) |
• 3.5% annual raises from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2011 |
• Officer health insurance contributions will rise from $250 a year to 6% of the total premium per member. An officer with a family plan would pay about $1,100 a year. |
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Norwich, Connecticut Police Department |
• July 1, 2007, 1.5% |
• Under the new agreement, an officer who leaves the Department within three years now must reimburse the City $15,000 for his or her training expenses. |
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San Diego, California Fire Department |
• No raises@ |
• The two-year agreement, which requires firefighters to give up all holiday hours, reduces the uniform allowance and eliminates the City’s retirement pick-up, amounts to a 6% cut in compensation for firefighters. |
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Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Department |
• January 1, 2009, 3% |
• Arbitrated contract. Arbitration panel ruled that officers living within a certain distance of the city could continue driving their patrol cars home. City officials wanted take-home vehicles restricted to officers who live within Tulsa’s borders. |