JURISDICTION

THE MONEY

THE DETAILS

Clarkston, New York Police Department

• 2005, 4.0%
• 2006, 3.8%
• 2007, 3.8%
• 2008, 3.8%

• Contract will raise base pay to $92,000 annually after five years of service.

Marco Island, Florida Fire Department

• 2005, 3.0%
• 2006, 4.5%
• 2007, 4.03%

• Raises will leave Department among the lowest paid in the area.
• New contract calls for 52-hour week, and possibility of $1,000 bonus for low rates of workers’ compensation accidents.

Milford, Massachusetts Police Department

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

• $1.00 per hour increase in police detail pay over each year of the contract.
• 90/10 split on health insurance remains in place, with employees now required to pay 100% of costs of dental insurance.

Ogden, Utah Police Department

• 2006, 2.0%

• Officers can also receive a 5.0% merit raise, depending upon performance evaluations.
• Settlement follows two years without any merit increases and a single 2.0% cost of living adjustment.

University of Maryland Police Department

• November 2004, 4.0%
• November 2005, 4.0%
• November 2006, 4.0%

• Increases intended to stem tide of turnover within Department.

West Warwick, Rhode Island Police Department

• 2005, 3.75%
• 2006, 4.0%
• 2007, 4.0%

• For the first time, co-payment of health care premiums required of all officers.
• Co-payment will total $21 per week in final year of contract.