OCEAN CITY – Resort officials this week ratified a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), and agreed to provide a one-time bonus for all full-time town employees in the process.
On Monday, the Mayor and Council officially ratified the collective bargaining agreement with the FOP after weeks of careful negotiations between the two parties, their lawyers and other intermediaries. The contract ratified on Monday and signed by the parties will remain in place for three years through fiscal year 2025.
The lengthy document is full of details, but it is essentially an employment contract between the city and its police department. It includes step cost-of-living allowance (COLA) increases that go up by percentage points over the life of the contract. It also includes a $2,500 longevity bonus for tenured employees and a one-time $500 bonus for full-time employees with at least 12 months of service to the town.
The total cost of the three-year contract for the town is around $1.9 million. City Manager Terry McGean outlined some of the highlights of the FOP collective bargaining agreement for the Mayor and Council before it was inked.
“What you have before you is the approval of the FOP contract,” he said. “There are a lot of details, but the highlights include a series of COLA increases, a one-time longevity bonus and a $500 one-time bonus for all officers. This contract is the result of a lot of compromise and a lot of hard work by both sides.”
unions raping the tax payers once again….meanwhile the boardwalk is a nightmare
how much is the Diversity Office getting?
Sun 6/12/22. Lots of Rain on the doorstep. Hhahahaa Rickie!