JURISDICTION

THE MONEY

THE DETAILS

Canton, Ohio Police Department

• July 1, 2008, 3%
• July 1, 2009, 2.5%
• July 1, 2010, 2%

• The contract requires all new police officers to pay 5% of their health care costs.

Dover, Massachusetts Police Department

• July 2008, 3.2%
• July 2009, 3.9%
• July 2010, 2.25%
• July 2011, 2.25%

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Police Department

• January 1, 2008, 3%
• January 1, 2009, 3%
• January 1, 2010, 2%
• July 1, 2010, 2%

• Under the new contract, officers will, for the first time, pay for part of their health insurance coverage. The cost will be $10 per paycheck to cover themselves, $15 to include a spouse, and $20 for family coverage.
• Starting January 1, 2009, officers can accumulate no more than 300 hours of comp time during a year, and in 2010 the cap will be 200 hours.

New Smyrna Beach, Florida Fire Department

• October 1, 2007, 3%
• October 1, 2008, 2%

• Contract changes include the conversion of two holidays to personal leave days, as well as reductions in incentive pay for haz-mat and special assignment differential.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fire Department

• July 1, 2008, 2%
• January 1, 2009, 2%

• The new contract, awarded by an arbitration panel, lowers City-paid healthcare contributions for each member from $1,440 to $1,270 per month.

San Luis Obispo, California Police Department

• January 2006, 5.26%
• January 2007, 6%
• July 2007, 6%
• January 2008, 5%
• January 2009, 5%

• Arbitrated decision. Arbitrator rejected union proposal for retiree health insurance.

Schenectady, New York Police Department

• 2006, 4%
• 2007, 4%

• Arbitrated decision. Police officers were able to get pay raises without picking up any of the costs for health insurance benefits, unlike Schenectady firefighters who agreed to pay 5% of health insurance costs through a mediated settlement.