The proposed contract with the Buffalo police union, which calls for raises for four consecutive years, will cost $2.7 million in the city’s current 2023-24 fiscal budget.
That includes an additional $1.3 million in annual salaries and about $1.4 million extra for overtime and holiday pay, as well as court time and perfect attendance, according to official documents.
The tentative contract, approved Monday by the Police Benevolent Association’s members, calls for a 3% salary increase from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, and 4% increases for each of the next three years.
The agreement covers 812 budgeted Police Department positions through June 30, 2025.
That includes 802 union positions and 10 exempt positions of commissioner, two deputy commissioners and seven chiefs. There are 727 filled union positions as of January 2024, according to the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority, known as the Control Board, which unanimously supported the contract during a special meeting Thursday.
The $2.7 million price tag covers the current 2023-24 fiscal year, city officials said. For fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23, the city had reserves set up to cover potential contract increases. The city will budget for additional costs in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
The $1.3 million in annual salary increases for this year include:
- Police commissioner, $168,049, up from $150,845.
- Two deputy commissioners, $157,891 each, up from $141,727.
- Seven police chiefs, $134,616 each, up from $120,835.
- Two inspectors, $130,621 each, up from $117,249.
- 20 captains, $119,445 each, up from $107,226.
- 95 lieutenants, $105,309 each, up from $94,528.
- 13 detective sergeants, $99,126 each, up from $88,978.
- 116 detectives, $95,134 each, up from $85,395.
- 556 police officers, between $55,243 to $92,070 for each, up from $49,588 to $82,645.
The proposed contract also includes $877,800 in additional overtime pay, from $7.7 million to about $8.58 million.
Holiday pay went up by $239,810,…
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