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| Mike Staugaitis/Staff PhotoThe 2008 budget for the Shamokin Police Department totals $837,641, which represents approximately 32 percent of the overall city budget of $2,583,999. According to police department records, city officers responded to 19,062 calls in 2007. As of Aug. 12, 2008, police had responded to 12,064 calls. The number of criminal complaints filed by city police has fluctuated only slightly over the past five years, 232 in 2003, 233 in 2004, 249 in 2005, 261 in 2006 and 266 in 2007. |
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As debt builds, police spending scrutinized in ShamokinSHAMOKIN — Leaders haven’t made any decisions yet on how they might slow the growth of the city’s multimillion-dollar deficit.
The police force, however, is an under scrutiny, not only because it employs the most workers and has the most costly operating budget of all city departments, but also because the current police contract expires at year’s end, and a lack of negotiations thus far has the two sides headed toward possible arbitration.
The city’s $2.7 million debt could grow to $5.7 million by the end of 2012, the Pennsylvania Economy League (PEL) revealed in a report it produced earlier this month. PEL was hired by the city to study its finances as part of an early intervention program for financially distressed municipalities.
“Nobody on council is anti-police, and I want to avoid going to arbitration because it costs money,” said Mayor Ronald “Lum” Bradley. “But I want to wait until we get the full financial report back from PEL at the end of the month before meeting with police to negotiate because we don’t know how much money we have to work with at this point. You can’t drink from an empty glass.”
Chief John Brown, who is not covered under the police contract because he’s an administrator, said the situation with the police department and council is “unsettling” for his officers.
“I think it would be advantageous for both parties to at least talk with each other so arbitration can be avoided,” said Brown, who has been a Shamokin officer since 1992 and chief since 2006.
13 officers
The police department employs 13 officers, including Brown, plus the chief’s part-time secretary, two part-time desk clerks and two part-time special officers. The 2008 police budget is $837,641, which represents approximately 32 percent of the overall city budget of $2,583,999.
The starting police salary in Shamokin is $37,030.40, while the base salary (after five years of service) is $44,340.40.
According to police department records, city officers responded to 19,062 calls in 2007. As of Aug. 12, 2008, police had responded to 12,064 calls. Police had 24,216, 24,042, 19,249 and 16,859 calls in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. “Calls” can include things as simple as someone coming to the station to question a parking ticket, or as serious as responding to a violent crime.
The number of criminal complaints filed by city police has fluctuated only slightly over the past five years, from 232 in 2003, to 233 in 2004, 249 in 2005, 261 in 2006 and 266 in 2007.
According to the 2007 census, Shamokin has a population of approximately 7,378.
Coal Township (population 10,289, which includes inmates at State Correctional Institution at Coal Township), has 12 officers, including Chief William Carpenter, plus one full-time police clerk.
Shamokin and Coal Township are the only municipalities in Northumberland County that employ only full-time officers. Sunbury, by comparison, has 11 full-time but also nine part-time officers. The county seat is home to 9,831 people.
Last arbitration in ’90
Shamokin police haven’t gone to arbitration over their contract since Oct. 12, 1990, but is in jeopardy of becoming entrenched in that potentially unpleasant experience an agreement isn’t reached with city council on a new pact by Sept. 12. Negotiations can continue during the arbitration period.
Patrolmen William Zalinski, Darwin Tobias III and Shane Mowery, who are the police negotiators for the contract, said they have attempted to meet with council to iron out a new collective bargaining agreement to avoid arbitration. But last month, council decided to hire Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, to serve as the city’s negotiator for the police and street department contracts, at a cost that could be $250 to $300 per hour.
Zalinski said police sent letters in June and July to Bradley, who oversees the police department, and Shamokin City Manager Dave Bohanick, requesting council begin negotiations, but he said no meeting has been held.
“We don’t know who we will be bargaining with. That’s the frustrating part,” Zalinski said.
He did not say if police were going to seek more money or a change in benefits in the new contract, and reserved further comment because he didn’t want to jeopardize potential negotiations.
Local negotiators
At Monday night’s council meeting, Councilmen R. Craig Rhoades and Michael Snyder offered to serve as police contract negotiators for the city, but Bradley and Councilmen Garth Hall and George Rozinskie Jr. voted against the proposal.
Taking the city’s already gloomy financial condition into account, police are baffled as to why the city would pay a police contract negotiator when two councilmen offered to settle certain issues for free.
Rhoades agreed last month to hire the Philadelphia firm because he felt it would be in the best interest of the city. But after realizing the potential cost, which he said wasn’t revealed last month when the vote was taken, he and Snyder decided to make an attempt to negotiate the contract to save the city money.
“Council members are not experts in negotiating contracts and it’s difficult in a small community like Shamokin where everyone knows each other on the police force and street department,” Rhoades said. “But once I found out how much it may cost the city to negotiate this new contract, I made a good faith effort to intercede, but the majority of council turned me down. I just want to avoid arbitration if possible.”
Rhoades said council members met in executive session Monday night to decide what council would like to see changed in the new police contract.
Hall said he voted in favor of hiring Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll because he felt it was vital for a professional consultant to negotiate the multimillion-dollar police contract due to the city’s financial problems.
“We want to give the police the best contract we can, but we also must come up with a contract that we will be able to pay,” Hall said. “We don’t want to add to the city’s financial problems by promising the police something we won’t be able to deliver.”
Hall pointed out that he has declined all city benefits since becoming a councilman in January and also has paid his own expenses for training seminars for new government officials.
“When I got elected, I knew what I was getting into with the city’s financial problems,” Hall said. “I don’t take a dime from the city because I don’t want to add any more debt to the city.”
Snyder said, “I believe an initial meeting should be held between council members and police so ideas can be shot across the table to see where both sides are at. After that’s done, the police contract negotiator can look over the recommendations. There are certain issues with the language of the current contract that need to be addressed. I’m hoping we can arrive at a contract that is fair to everyone and move forward.”
Rozinskie said he’s anxious to see what the police recommend in the new contract and hopes a meeting can be held in the near future to discuss their demands.
Bohanick believes council made the correct decision in hiring a professional negotiating firm for the police and street department contracts.
“The police contract is a multi-year, multimillion-dollar contract that the city will be locked into once it’s signed,” Bohanick said. “You need to spend money to have professional people review the contract and present the case to an arbitrator, if it goes that far.”
He added, “The contract is a matter of simple economics and has nothing to do with the crime rate increasing. Actually, violent crimes like murders, rapes and aggravated assaults have decreased in the city, according to police statistics.”
A new detective?
In a related matter, Brown met with council in executive session Monday night to discuss the available options to replace Detective Robert John, who retired Monday night after 23� years of service with the department. John was hired Monday to serve as the new police chief in Zerbe Township.
John’s detective salary was $50,225.82.
Brown, who stressed that the position needs to be filled, has recommended promoting one of three current officers who are qualified for the post. The chief, who discussed the issue with council for about 30 minutes, said no decision has been made yet on filling the detective’s position.
City benefits
Police and seven street department workers enrolled in the city’s major medical insurance plan have a co-pay of $25 and $20, respectively.
He said co-pay contributions from police and street workers total between $2,000 and $3,000 per month, while the city pays a premium of approximately $40,000 per month in major medical benefits.
Council members and employees who work at City Hall also have the option of being covered under the city’s major medical insurance plan without a co-pay, according to Bohanick.
Police and street department employees also receive free vision care and life insurance under their current contract. Bohanick said the city pays for the majority of dental care for the police and street department workers.
When a council member leaves office, he or she no longer receives medical benefits from the city. Council members can remain on the city life insurance plan, but must pay a premium, Bohanick said.
The city manager said Rhoades is the only current member of council who is enrolled in the city’s retirement plan.
Rhoades, who is the director of parks and public buildings, and finance director Hall each receive a yearly salary of $3,250. Hall donates his salary to Manna for the Many and Shepherds Table Fellowship Kitchen in the Shamokin area.
Bradley, public safety director Rozinskie and streets and public improvements director Michael Snyder are paid a flat rate of $1,200 each per year.
Last year, council passed a motion to grant themselves salary increases for the first time since 1959, but a council member has to be re-elected or elected to be eligible for the raises. Rhoades was re-elected to his fifth term on council and Hall was elected to his first in November 2007.Budget and contract
Following is a breakdown of the Shamokin police budget:
• Director’s salary, $3,250
• Chief of police, $62,130
• Meter clerk, $16,252
• Police officers, $622,414
• Clerks, $39,039
• Technician, $43,348
• Chief’s secretary, $17,208
• Office supplies, $3,500
• Vehicle maintenance, $7,500
• Equipment, $7,500
• Parking meters, $3,500
• Police radio, $12,000.
The police budget doesn’t include medical insurance and other benefits, which are covered under financial administration. The police pension plan in the 2008 budget totals $56,248.
Following is an outline of the current police contract, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2006 and expires Dec. 31.
Pension
• A pension benefit is provided to all eligible police officers.
• Retirement allowance shall be 50 percent of the officer’s annual pay at the time of retirement, or at the time of vesting his or her retirement, or 50 percent of his or her average pay over his or her highest five-year period, whichever is higher. In addition to a retirement allowance, after 20 years of service, the retiree shall receive an additional 3 percent annuity per year, for every year over 20 years, to a maximum of five years, or 15 percent maximum.
• Any member of the police force who is on disability pension may be permitted to take employment which his or her disability will allow him or her to perform with the exception of any nature of police work as long as the employment is approved by a sworn statement of three practicing physicians, one of whom shall be designated by the disabled police officer, one by city council, and one by mutual agreement between the police officer and city council, at the request of city council.
Working conditions
• Officers shall work five days or 40 hours per week and receive a minimum of one long weekend off out of every four. A long weekend is considered a consecutive Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
• Overtime pay is one and one-half times the regular rate.
• Compensation shall be made in either pay or time off for time at hearings and/or in court during an officer’s off-duty time. Eight hours shall be granted for each court appearance and two hours shall be granted for each scheduled hearing attended, and/or each “on call” court notification. In the event an “on call” court notification requires a court appearance, a maximum of eight hours will be granted.
• All overtime shall be equally shared by all officers unless an officer declines to work overtime.
• When a police officer is on authorized vacation and is required to appear in court, one additional vacation day shall be granted.
Benefits
• The City of Shamokin shall provide a hospitalization and major medical plan to all officers and their dependents. All officers currently contribute $25 per week to the city for this benefit.
• The city shall provide paid prescription and vision insurance plans for all officers and their dependents on a non-contributing basis according to the current carrier’s regulations/rates.
• Life insurance in the amount of $50,000 for eligible officers shall be provided by the city with premiums paid by the city.
• The city shall provide to all officers the Delta Dental Small Group Plan III with no deductible, and prosthodontic benefits at a 50 percent to 50 percent co-insurance level with a $25 deductible. This benefit shall be provided to all officers who retire on or after Jan. 1, 1991.
• Paid vacations, which shall be taken during the calendar year, will be granted as follows: zero to 6 months, no time allowed; 6 months to 1 year, one week; 1 to 4 years, 2 weeks plus one day; 4 to 10 years, 3 weeks plus one day; 10 to 20 years, 4 weeks plus one day, and 20 years and more, 5 weeks plus one day.
• All officers shall receive compensation in pay or time off for New Year’s Day, New Year’s Eve (4 to 12 shift), Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, officer’s birthday, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Christmas Eve (4 to 12 shift).
• Each officer shall receive 16 sick days and four emergency/personal days each year, and four days off with pay in the event of a death in their immediate family, and two days off with pay for the death of a near relative.
• The city shall purchase appropriate uniforms for each officer.
• In the event an officer shall die from circumstances arising from his or her performance of duty, the city shall bear the direct funeral expenses to a maximum amount of $2,500, including the costs of a burial plot and grave marker.
Legal aid
• If a police officer is a defendant in a civil suit arising from any performance of his or her duties, the city will immediately provide counsel, defend the officer and be responsible for any judgments.
Shift differential, promotions
• The designated police officer in charge of a shift shall receive an additional $6 per shift.
• In addition to total salary, all officers shall receive shift differential as follows: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., nothing; 4 p.m. to midnight, 30 cents per hour; midnight to 8 a.m., 40 cents per hour, and 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., 35 cents per hour.
• The ranks of corporal, sergeant and lieutenant will carry a 4 percent increase, per rank, over a patrolman’s base salary.
• The following is a list of promotion allowance: patrolman to corporal, 6 percent; patrolman to sergeant, 8 percent; patrolman to lieutenant, 12 percent; corporal to sergeant, 4 percent; corporal to lieutenant, 8 percent, and sergeant to lieutenant, 4 percent.
Starting with the fifth year of service, an officer’s total salary shall be computed by adding his or her base salary, plus promotion allowance (if applicable), plus longevity increments.
The police force, however, is an under scrutiny, not only because it employs the most workers and has the most costly operating budget of all city departments, but also because the current police contract expires at year’s end, and a lack of negotiations thus far has the two sides headed toward possible arbitration.
The city’s $2.7 million debt could grow to $5.7 million by the end of 2012, the Pennsylvania Economy League (PEL) revealed in a report it produced earlier this month. PEL was hired by the city to study its finances as part of an early intervention program for financially distressed municipalities.
“Nobody on council is anti-police, and I want to avoid going to arbitration because it costs money,” said Mayor Ronald “Lum” Bradley. “But I want to wait until we get the full financial report back from PEL at the end of the month before meeting with police to negotiate because we don’t know how much money we have to work with at this point. You can’t drink from an empty glass.”
Chief John Brown, who is not covered under the police contract because he’s an administrator, said the situation with the police department and council is “unsettling” for his officers.
“I think it would be advantageous for both parties to at least talk with each other so arbitration can be avoided,” said Brown, who has been a Shamokin officer since 1992 and chief since 2006.
13 officers
The police department employs 13 officers, including Brown, plus the chief’s part-time secretary, two part-time desk clerks and two part-time special officers. The 2008 police budget is $837,641, which represents approximately 32 percent of the overall city budget of $2,583,999.
The starting police salary in Shamokin is $37,030.40, while the base salary (after five years of service) is $44,340.40.
According to police department records, city officers responded to 19,062 calls in 2007. As of Aug. 12, 2008, police had responded to 12,064 calls. Police had 24,216, 24,042, 19,249 and 16,859 calls in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. “Calls” can include things as simple as someone coming to the station to question a parking ticket, or as serious as responding to a violent crime.
The number of criminal complaints filed by city police has fluctuated only slightly over the past five years, from 232 in 2003, to 233 in 2004, 249 in 2005, 261 in 2006 and 266 in 2007.
According to the 2007 census, Shamokin has a population of approximately 7,378.
Coal Township (population 10,289, which includes inmates at State Correctional Institution at Coal Township), has 12 officers, including Chief William Carpenter, plus one full-time police clerk.
Shamokin and Coal Township are the only municipalities in Northumberland County that employ only full-time officers. Sunbury, by comparison, has 11 full-time but also nine part-time officers. The county seat is home to 9,831 people.
Last arbitration in ’90
Shamokin police haven’t gone to arbitration over their contract since Oct. 12, 1990, but is in jeopardy of becoming entrenched in that potentially unpleasant experience an agreement isn’t reached with city council on a new pact by Sept. 12. Negotiations can continue during the arbitration period.
Patrolmen William Zalinski, Darwin Tobias III and Shane Mowery, who are the police negotiators for the contract, said they have attempted to meet with council to iron out a new collective bargaining agreement to avoid arbitration. But last month, council decided to hire Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, to serve as the city’s negotiator for the police and street department contracts, at a cost that could be $250 to $300 per hour.
Zalinski said police sent letters in June and July to Bradley, who oversees the police department, and Shamokin City Manager Dave Bohanick, requesting council begin negotiations, but he said no meeting has been held.
“We don’t know who we will be bargaining with. That’s the frustrating part,” Zalinski said.
He did not say if police were going to seek more money or a change in benefits in the new contract, and reserved further comment because he didn’t want to jeopardize potential negotiations.
Local negotiators
At Monday night’s council meeting, Councilmen R. Craig Rhoades and Michael Snyder offered to serve as police contract negotiators for the city, but Bradley and Councilmen Garth Hall and George Rozinskie Jr. voted against the proposal.
Taking the city’s already gloomy financial condition into account, police are baffled as to why the city would pay a police contract negotiator when two councilmen offered to settle certain issues for free.
Rhoades agreed last month to hire the Philadelphia firm because he felt it would be in the best interest of the city. But after realizing the potential cost, which he said wasn’t revealed last month when the vote was taken, he and Snyder decided to make an attempt to negotiate the contract to save the city money.
“Council members are not experts in negotiating contracts and it’s difficult in a small community like Shamokin where everyone knows each other on the police force and street department,” Rhoades said. “But once I found out how much it may cost the city to negotiate this new contract, I made a good faith effort to intercede, but the majority of council turned me down. I just want to avoid arbitration if possible.”
Rhoades said council members met in executive session Monday night to decide what council would like to see changed in the new police contract.
Hall said he voted in favor of hiring Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll because he felt it was vital for a professional consultant to negotiate the multimillion-dollar police contract due to the city’s financial problems.
“We want to give the police the best contract we can, but we also must come up with a contract that we will be able to pay,” Hall said. “We don’t want to add to the city’s financial problems by promising the police something we won’t be able to deliver.”
Hall pointed out that he has declined all city benefits since becoming a councilman in January and also has paid his own expenses for training seminars for new government officials.
“When I got elected, I knew what I was getting into with the city’s financial problems,” Hall said. “I don’t take a dime from the city because I don’t want to add any more debt to the city.”
Snyder said, “I believe an initial meeting should be held between council members and police so ideas can be shot across the table to see where both sides are at. After that’s done, the police contract negotiator can look over the recommendations. There are certain issues with the language of the current contract that need to be addressed. I’m hoping we can arrive at a contract that is fair to everyone and move forward.”
Rozinskie said he’s anxious to see what the police recommend in the new contract and hopes a meeting can be held in the near future to discuss their demands.
Bohanick believes council made the correct decision in hiring a professional negotiating firm for the police and street department contracts.
“The police contract is a multi-year, multimillion-dollar contract that the city will be locked into once it’s signed,” Bohanick said. “You need to spend money to have professional people review the contract and present the case to an arbitrator, if it goes that far.”
He added, “The contract is a matter of simple economics and has nothing to do with the crime rate increasing. Actually, violent crimes like murders, rapes and aggravated assaults have decreased in the city, according to police statistics.”
A new detective?
In a related matter, Brown met with council in executive session Monday night to discuss the available options to replace Detective Robert John, who retired Monday night after 23� years of service with the department. John was hired Monday to serve as the new police chief in Zerbe Township.
John’s detective salary was $50,225.82.
Brown, who stressed that the position needs to be filled, has recommended promoting one of three current officers who are qualified for the post. The chief, who discussed the issue with council for about 30 minutes, said no decision has been made yet on filling the detective’s position.
City benefits
Police and seven street department workers enrolled in the city’s major medical insurance plan have a co-pay of $25 and $20, respectively.
He said co-pay contributions from police and street workers total between $2,000 and $3,000 per month, while the city pays a premium of approximately $40,000 per month in major medical benefits.
Council members and employees who work at City Hall also have the option of being covered under the city’s major medical insurance plan without a co-pay, according to Bohanick.
Police and street department employees also receive free vision care and life insurance under their current contract. Bohanick said the city pays for the majority of dental care for the police and street department workers.
When a council member leaves office, he or she no longer receives medical benefits from the city. Council members can remain on the city life insurance plan, but must pay a premium, Bohanick said.
The city manager said Rhoades is the only current member of council who is enrolled in the city’s retirement plan.
Rhoades, who is the director of parks and public buildings, and finance director Hall each receive a yearly salary of $3,250. Hall donates his salary to Manna for the Many and Shepherds Table Fellowship Kitchen in the Shamokin area.
Bradley, public safety director Rozinskie and streets and public improvements director Michael Snyder are paid a flat rate of $1,200 each per year.
Last year, council passed a motion to grant themselves salary increases for the first time since 1959, but a council member has to be re-elected or elected to be eligible for the raises. Rhoades was re-elected to his fifth term on council and Hall was elected to his first in November 2007.Budget and contract
Following is a breakdown of the Shamokin police budget:
• Director’s salary, $3,250
• Chief of police, $62,130
• Meter clerk, $16,252
• Police officers, $622,414
• Clerks, $39,039
• Technician, $43,348
• Chief’s secretary, $17,208
• Office supplies, $3,500
• Vehicle maintenance, $7,500
• Equipment, $7,500
• Parking meters, $3,500
• Police radio, $12,000.
The police budget doesn’t include medical insurance and other benefits, which are covered under financial administration. The police pension plan in the 2008 budget totals $56,248.
Following is an outline of the current police contract, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2006 and expires Dec. 31.
Pension
• A pension benefit is provided to all eligible police officers.
• Retirement allowance shall be 50 percent of the officer’s annual pay at the time of retirement, or at the time of vesting his or her retirement, or 50 percent of his or her average pay over his or her highest five-year period, whichever is higher. In addition to a retirement allowance, after 20 years of service, the retiree shall receive an additional 3 percent annuity per year, for every year over 20 years, to a maximum of five years, or 15 percent maximum.
• Any member of the police force who is on disability pension may be permitted to take employment which his or her disability will allow him or her to perform with the exception of any nature of police work as long as the employment is approved by a sworn statement of three practicing physicians, one of whom shall be designated by the disabled police officer, one by city council, and one by mutual agreement between the police officer and city council, at the request of city council.
Working conditions
• Officers shall work five days or 40 hours per week and receive a minimum of one long weekend off out of every four. A long weekend is considered a consecutive Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
• Overtime pay is one and one-half times the regular rate.
• Compensation shall be made in either pay or time off for time at hearings and/or in court during an officer’s off-duty time. Eight hours shall be granted for each court appearance and two hours shall be granted for each scheduled hearing attended, and/or each “on call” court notification. In the event an “on call” court notification requires a court appearance, a maximum of eight hours will be granted.
• All overtime shall be equally shared by all officers unless an officer declines to work overtime.
• When a police officer is on authorized vacation and is required to appear in court, one additional vacation day shall be granted.
Benefits
• The City of Shamokin shall provide a hospitalization and major medical plan to all officers and their dependents. All officers currently contribute $25 per week to the city for this benefit.
• The city shall provide paid prescription and vision insurance plans for all officers and their dependents on a non-contributing basis according to the current carrier’s regulations/rates.
• Life insurance in the amount of $50,000 for eligible officers shall be provided by the city with premiums paid by the city.
• The city shall provide to all officers the Delta Dental Small Group Plan III with no deductible, and prosthodontic benefits at a 50 percent to 50 percent co-insurance level with a $25 deductible. This benefit shall be provided to all officers who retire on or after Jan. 1, 1991.
• Paid vacations, which shall be taken during the calendar year, will be granted as follows: zero to 6 months, no time allowed; 6 months to 1 year, one week; 1 to 4 years, 2 weeks plus one day; 4 to 10 years, 3 weeks plus one day; 10 to 20 years, 4 weeks plus one day, and 20 years and more, 5 weeks plus one day.
• All officers shall receive compensation in pay or time off for New Year’s Day, New Year’s Eve (4 to 12 shift), Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, officer’s birthday, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Christmas Eve (4 to 12 shift).
• Each officer shall receive 16 sick days and four emergency/personal days each year, and four days off with pay in the event of a death in their immediate family, and two days off with pay for the death of a near relative.
• The city shall purchase appropriate uniforms for each officer.
• In the event an officer shall die from circumstances arising from his or her performance of duty, the city shall bear the direct funeral expenses to a maximum amount of $2,500, including the costs of a burial plot and grave marker.
Legal aid
• If a police officer is a defendant in a civil suit arising from any performance of his or her duties, the city will immediately provide counsel, defend the officer and be responsible for any judgments.
Shift differential, promotions
• The designated police officer in charge of a shift shall receive an additional $6 per shift.
• In addition to total salary, all officers shall receive shift differential as follows: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., nothing; 4 p.m. to midnight, 30 cents per hour; midnight to 8 a.m., 40 cents per hour, and 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., 35 cents per hour.
• The ranks of corporal, sergeant and lieutenant will carry a 4 percent increase, per rank, over a patrolman’s base salary.
• The following is a list of promotion allowance: patrolman to corporal, 6 percent; patrolman to sergeant, 8 percent; patrolman to lieutenant, 12 percent; corporal to sergeant, 4 percent; corporal to lieutenant, 8 percent, and sergeant to lieutenant, 4 percent.
Starting with the fifth year of service, an officer’s total salary shall be computed by adding his or her base salary, plus promotion allowance (if applicable), plus longevity increments.
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