trymahjong Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 from Costello's enewsletterProposed Police ContractCouncil vote pendingOn Monday, February 9, 2015, Mayor Parker and the Houston Police Officer's Union announced an agreement on a new labor contract that will be in effect through 2018. The contract calls for a 49% increase, from $35,000 to $42,000, in pay for probationary officers, as well as salary raises ranging from 2% to 10% for officers currently on the police force. These increases are intended to make salaries more competitive to other forces in Texas. The contract also provides incentive pay, ranging from $600 to $2200 per year, to investigators."Our officers deserve better salaries. Houston must catch up with other cities so we can attract and keep good men and women on the force. I plan to support this contract, but I am concerned about the financial impact on already stressed budgets in coming years. I'll be working hard to seek local control of our pension systems from Austin so there will be sufficient money available to pay for competitive officer salaries," says Council Member Costello.In addition, the contract eliminates Personal Fitness Time and replaces it with Personal Days. Personal Days, similar to Personal Fitness Time, are provided to all officers with additional days being offered to officers hired after March 30, 2011. The contract will be considered on February 25, 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dogs Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Let's see how successful this approach gets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 It's about time we pay more. I'd prefer to have even a larger increase for officers with degrees. I'm tired of talking to HPD bubbas that suggest I buy a gun and get a CHL as the best form of protection... all while they park their butts at a speedtrap instead of actively patrolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trymahjong Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 At the TSU TownHall Chief McKellen spoke of cash signing bonuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasek Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 HPD needs at minimum double the number of officers, really should have over 20k uniforms to patrol a city this large, but no ones willing to pay the taxes for it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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