JURISDICTION

THE MONEY

THE DETAILS

Bristol, Connecticut Police Department

• July 1, 2004, 2.5%
• July 1, 2005, 2.5%
• July 1, 2006, 2.75%

• Officers to contribute 5% of medical insurance premium.
• No change in retired officers’ health system where City pays health care premiums for first 10 years of retirement.

Gloucester, Rhode Island Police Department

• 2005, 8.0%
• 2006, 3.0%
• 2007, 3.0%

• In exchange for first-year raise, officers gave up shift differential.
• Health insurance co-payments at $520 per year for full-family coverage.

Lexington, Kentucky Police Department

• 2005, 5.0%
• 2006, 5.0%
• 2007, 5.0%

• First contract negotiated under new state law requiring city to bargain.
• Contract meant to stem serious turnover problems.
• Contract also calls for $11,000 annual raise at top of longevity scale, increased health care contributions by the City, and greater increases in starting salary.

Milford, Massachusetts Fire Department

• July 1, 2004, 1.0%
• January 1, 2005, 1.0%
• July 1, 2005, 1.5%
• January 1, 2006, 2.0%
• July 1, 2006, 2.0%
• January 1, 2007, 2.0%

• Co-payment of health insurance premiums to rise from 15% to 20%.

Rancho Cucamonga, California Fire Department

• July 1, 2004, 3.0%

• City Council voted 3-2 to unilaterally implement its last-best offer for a one-year contract. Implemented contract calls for city manager, not arbitrator, to make final decisions in disciplinary appeals.