City Council Committee on Ways and Means hearing on dockets #0405-0408

Message and order to reduce the FY18 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Four Million Eight Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($4,824,768.00)  to provide funding for the Police Department for the FY18 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Superior Officers Federation.

Message and order approving a supplemental appropriation of Four Million Eight Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($4,824,768.00) to cover the FY18 cost items contained in the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Superior Officers Federation. The terms of the contracts are July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 and July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2% effective the first pay period of July of each fiscal year. The agreements also include increases to existing Quinn Bill/Education benefits, modified cumulative risk benefits beginning in July 2016 and increases to hazardous duty pay beginning in July 2017.

Message and order to reduce the FY18 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Eighty Two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Three Dollars ($82,323.00)  to provide funding for the Police Department for the FY18 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society-Forensic Group

Message and order approving a supplemental appropriation of Eighty Two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Three Dollars ($82,323.00) to cover FY18 to cover cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society-Forensic Group. The terms of the contracts are October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2020. The major provision of the contracts includes base wage increases of 2%, effective the first pay period of January of each fiscal year.  The agreements also include other benefits including new specialty differentials beginning in 2018.

These matters were sponsored by the Mayor, and referred to the Committee on March 14, 2018.

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Public Testimony

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Mail Address:  Docket #0405-0408 , City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston MA  02201

Fax Number:  617-635-4203 Attn: Kate Sullivan, Docket #0405-0408

Committee Email:  CCC.WM@Boston.gov

Staff Email:  Kate.Maire.Sullivan@Boston.gov  Staff Telephone:  617-635-4644

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