Contract Settlements

— As Reported by POLC/GELC Labor Reps

Brownstown Township Lieutenants, Sergeants & Deputy Chief

New three-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2025.

Wages:

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023.

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2025.

*$1,000 signing bonus for each Employee.

Fringe Benefits: Employees receive $2,000 one-time Stipend for completing Staff & Command School or obtaining a college degree. Education Allowance increased from $600 to $1,200 per Employee per fiscal year with a maximum of $4,800 per fiscal year for the entire bargaining unit. Vacation Time increased by 8 hours per year, from 220 hours to 228 hours.

Retirement: Employer’s pension contribution increased from 9% to 10% annually.

Bargaining Team: Sgt. Mike Topjian, Lt. Corey Wilson and Lt. Bob Lafeyette aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Canton Township Captains, Lieutenants & Sergeants

New four-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2026.

Wages:

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023.

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2025.

2.25% increase effective Jan. 1, 2026.

*Rank of Non-Union Deputy Chief was changed to a Union-covered Captain’s position, which impacted two positions.

**Captains receive an additional 6% pay increase above Lieutenants.

Bargaining Team: Lt. Mike Kennedy, Lt. Joe Bialy, Sgt. Dave Eyl and Sgt. Andy Colthurst aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Chesterfield Township Patrol, Detectives & Dispatch

New three-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2025.

Wages:

4% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023.

4% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.

4% increase effective Jan. 1, 2025.

*Employees each received a $1,500 market adjustment lump sum.

**Employees can reach the top of the pay scale faster since the pay scale was reduced from 48 months to 36 months of service.

Fringe Benefits: Uniform Allowance increased by $300 per year to $1,200 for Detectives and Patrol and $800 for Dispatch. Compensation Time Bank maximum increased from 240 hours to 280 hours. Juneteenth was added as a paid Holiday. Tuition Reimbursement of $2,000 per year was added.

Retirement: Employer is providing a 457 plan match of Employees contributions up to $1,000 per year.

Bargaining Team: John Amore, Joshua Baker, Brenden Alexander and Nicholas Calandra aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Clinton Township Police Captains

New five-year agreement expires March 31, 2028.

Wages:

2.5% increase effective April 1, 2023.

2.5% increase effective April 1, 2024.

2% increase effective April 1, 2025.

2% increase effective April 1, 2026.

2% increase effective April 1, 2027.

*Employees receive an added 1% wage adjustment for settling the contract one year early, effective Dec. 1, 2022. Their prior contract was set to expire March 31, 2024.

Fringe Benefits: Employees receive a $1,000 one-time Stipend for completing Staff & Command School. PTO increased from 80 hours to 96 hours per year. Juneteenth and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day were added as paid Holidays. Education Reimbursement increased from $4,000 to $5,000 per year. Manning & Safety: Weapon Allowance increased from $1.50 to $2 per day. Employees who report to work 30 minutes before their shift will receive ShowUp Time, an additional 4% of their base salary.

Bargaining Team: Brandon Blake, Anthony Coppola and Preston Susalla aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Clinton Township Police Command Lieutenants & Sergeants

One-year wage re-opener expires March 31, 2024.

Wages:

2.5% increase effective April 1, 2023.

*Employees receive an added 1% wage adjustment, effective Dec. 1, 2022.

Fringe Benefits: Juneteenth and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day were added as paid Holidays.

Bargaining Team: Christian Madajczk, Matt Ramlow, Paul Collins, Mike Vasilovski, Chris Allis and Mike Marker aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Clinton Township Technical Office Professionals

New five-year agreement expires June 30, 2028.

Wages:

4% increase effective April 1, 2023.

2% increase effective April 1, 2024.

2% increase effective April 1, 2025.

2% increase effective April 1, 2026.

2% increase effective April 1, 2027.

*The 5-step wage scale was reduced to 3 steps to bring Employees to top-out pay sooner.

Retirement: All new hires in a Defined Contribution plan will have 4% Employee annual contributions and 8% Employer annual contributions.

Fringe Benefits: Son-in-law and daughter-in-law added to Funeral Leave. Compensatory Time language was added to contract, which includes a bank of up to 100 hours of Comp Time. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Juneteenth added as paid Holidays. Tuition Reimbursement increased from $4,000 to $5,000 annually.

Bargaining Team: Therese Ciaramella, Kelly Reed and Lisa Buckbee aided by GELC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Flint Police Captains & Lieutenants

New four-year agreement expires June 30, 2025.

Wages:

$5,000 lump sum effective July 1, 2021 for six Employees hired prior to Sept. 2021.

$4,000 lump sum effective July 1, 2021 for three Employees hired after Sept. 2021.

5% increase effective July 1, 2023 for all Employees.

3% increase effective July 1, 2024 for all Employees.

*The lump sums cover the first two years of the contract.

Fringe Benefits: Juneteenth was added as a paid Holiday. PTO increased from 9.23 hours per pay period to 10.77 hours per pay period for Employees with 17 years or more seniority.

Bargaining Team: Esther Campbell, Rob Frost and Mark Boudreau aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Grosse Pointe Farms Command

New three-year agreement expires June 30, 2025.

Wages:

3% increase effective July 1, 2022.

3.5% increase effective July 1, 2023.

3.5% increase effective July 1, 2024.

*Rank differential from Patrol to Sergeant increased from 15% to 16.5%.

**$2,000 signing bonus per Employee.

Fringe Benefits: Each step increase in Longevity Pay went up an additional $200 as follows:

5 years or more of service = $750 annually

10 years or more of service = $1,000 annually

15 years or more of service = $1,200 annually

20 years or more of service = $1,400 annually

25 years or more of service = $1,600 annually

30 years or more of service = $1,800 annually

Bargaining Team: Wes Kipke, Frank Zielinski, Antonio Trupiano and Vince Finn aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Grosse Pointe Woods CommandLieutenants & Sergeants

New five-year agreement expires June 30, 2027.

Wages:

3% increase effective July 1, 2022.

3% increase effective July 1, 2023.

2.5% increase effective July 1, 2024.

2% increase effective July 1, 2025.

0% increase effective July 1, 2026.

*Lieutenants rank differential increased by 2.5% to 5.5%.

Retirement: Established an Employee Retention Option Plan (EROP).

Bargaining Team: Lt. Keith Waszak, Sgt. Joe Provost and Lt. Quincy Lefurgey aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Lapeer City Patrol & Sergeants

New four-year agreement expires June 30, 2027.

Wages:

7% increase for Sergeants effective July 1, 2023.

6% increase for Patrol effective July 1, 2023.

5.5% increase for Patrol & Sergeants effective July 1, 2024.

3% increase for Patrol & Sergeants effective July 1, 2025.

3% increase for Patrol & Sergeants effective July 1, 2026.

Fringe Benefits: Shift Premium increased from $.50 cents to $1.25 per hour for hours worked between 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. for Patrol and Sergeants. Any Employee called into work outside of their shift hours will receive an increase in minimum OT hours paid from 2 hours to 3 hours. President’s Day was added as a paid Holiday. Employees required to work on a Holiday will now be paid 1-1/2 times their base rate plus Shift Premium. The Employer added a step to Vacation pay for Employees with 15 years of service, who will now receive 22 days of Vacation or 176 hours. For death of an immediate family member, Employees are granted an increased leave of absence up to 36 hours of regularly scheduled work days. Accrual Sick Time is now unlimited. Bonus Time was established under Sick Leave and will be earned Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 of each year. Bonus Time is earned by using 16 hours or less of Sick Time each calendar year. Employees may choose the 16 earned hours of Bonus Time to be Sick Time or Personal Time. Bonus Time earned may be used the following Jan. 1 and must be used if Personal Time is selected by Dec. 31. If Sick Time is selected, it will roll over until it’s used.

Representation: One Steward and one Alternate Steward will represent Members and one has to be from Command and one from Patrol. Employer agreed to use MERC for arbitration under grievance procedures.

Retirement: Effective July 1, 2023, upon retirement Employees will receive a Sick Bank payout of 20% of unused Sick Time. Sick Time will not be part of FAC. Employees received an increase to their pension benefits. Effective July 1, 2023 the MERS 5-year FAC will now include regular wages, OT and Holiday Pay. Previously, it only included base wages.

Bargaining Team: Local Union President Sgt. Jason Miner and Alternate Steward Officer AJ Wetzel aided by POLC Labor Representative Christopher Hild.

Livingston County Sergeants

New three-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2025.

Wages:

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023.

2% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.

2% increase effective Jan. 1, 2025.

*$2,080 bonus for each Employee effective Jan. 1, 2023.

**$1,000 bonus for each Employee effective Jan. 1, 2024 and Jan. 1, 2025.

***Officers promoted to Sergeants will receive the step increase in pay equal to 5% above Deputy pay.

****In 2023, should the County Board approve more than a 3% pay increase for any non-union employees, Sergeants shall receive the increase. For 2024 and 2025, if the County Board approves more than a 2% pay increase for non-union workers, Sergeants will also receive the increase.

Fringe Benefits: Sergeants who work 12-hour shifts receive an extra 4 hours of pay bi-weekly at 1-1/2 times their rate of pay, with the option of payment or banking it as Comp Time. Effective the 2024 benefit year, Employees can no longer purchase up to 80 hours of additional Vacation Time. Life insurance increased from $40,000 to $50,000. Employees entering the bargaining unit Jan. 1, 2023 or later have a maximum Sick Time payout of 75% of their Sick Bank up to 50 days upon retirement or death. Uniform Allowance increased from $500 to $650 per year. Cleaning Allowance increased from $250 to $325 annually. An additional step was added to Longevity Pay. Employees serving 25 years or more will receive 4% of their current base salary for the Longevity step increase, however 1% will not be MERS-eligible and will not be included in FAC. If General Marine Overtime (OT) is posted on a Holiday, General Marine Employees will be at the 1.5% OT rate. If an on-duty Deputy is assigned to Marine Patrol as part of their shift, not subject to Marine OT signup, that Deputy will receive Holiday OT pay.

Health Care: If the Employer changes Health Care insurance, they must provide benefits that are better than or commensurate to existing health care benefits. The County may only substitute insurance if 90% of Employees’ existing doctors are in network and there shall be no increase in Employees cost sharing. The Employer is required to meet with the Union to negotiate health care insurance changes, however, if an agreement is not reached within 30 days, the Employer may proceed with alternate insurance if it is better than or commensurate to existing insurance.

Retirement: Eliminated a section in the prior bargaining agreement which granted Employees a reduction to 3% Employee pension contribution should the plan become funded at 100%. Qualified Employees hired or promoted on or after Jan. 1, 2023 shall be enrolled in the MERS Defined Contribution (DC) Pension plan, subject to the MERS Alternative Transfer Rule. Employees hired or promoted before Jan. 1, 2023 shall have a one-time, irrevocable option of switching to the DC pension plan. Employer will contribute 4% to Employees’ DC plans. Additionally, Employer will match 100% of Employees’ DC contributions up to 4%. Employees will be 100% vested in their DC pensions after 5 years of service.

Bargaining Team: Road Patrol Detective Sgt. Matt Young and Corrections Sgt. Kevin Mack aided by POLC Labor Representative Christopher Hild.

Macomb County Corrections

New two-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2024.

Wages:

7.28% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023.

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Retirement: Sick Leave Payoff added for Defined Contribution plan participants.

Fringe Benefits: In-Laws added to immediate family members for Funeral Leave (mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law and son-in-law). Juneteenth added as a paid Holiday.

Retirement: Established Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) for all Employees. DROP is a supplemental benefit for Employees who are eligible to retire, but defer their retirement to continue working. Employees accrue DROP funds based on the additional time period worked and those funds accrue interest until the Employee retires. The pension multiplier increased from 2.4% to 2.64% for all Employeees. Employer’s pension contribution increased from 4% to 5.18%.

Bargaining Team: Corrections Officer Jim Crabtree, Chris Conaway and Chelsea Benedict aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Macomb Community College

Command – Lieutenants & Sergeants

New three-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2025.

Wages:

3.5% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023.

2.5% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.

2% increase effective Jan. 1, 2025.

Fringe Benefits: Clery Compliance Officer and Accreditation Manager both receive $1,500 annual Stipend.

Bargaining Team: Lt. Scott Sheets and Sgt. Anthony Greene aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Riverview Patrol

New four-year agreement expires June 30, 2026.

Wages:

3% increase effective July 1, 2022.

3% increase effective July 1, 2023.

3% increase effective July 1, 2024.

3% increase effective July 1, 2025.

Retirement: Brought back pension benefits to unit. Defined Benefit pension was restored with vesting occurring after 7 years of service. Employer provides 2% pension multiplier to Employees retiring at or above age 55 with 25 years of service or those retiring at or above age 60 with 20 years of service. Employer contributes 10% annually and Employees contribute 5% annually to pensions.

Bargaining Team: Rory Miller, Mike McDonald and Pam Parker aided by POLC Labor Representative Jim Stachowski.

Royal Oak – Lieutenants & Sergeants

New three-year agreement expires June 30, 2024.

Wages:

3% increase effective July 1, 2021.

3% increase effective July 1, 2022.

2.5% increase effective July 1, 2023.

*Employees each receive $2,500 one-time COVID bonus.

**Employees receive retroactive pay increases beginning July 1, 2021.

Fringe Benefits: Professional Standards Unit Commander receives a 4.5% annual premium. Juneteenth was added as a paid Holiday.

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