Frackville council approves police contract
By John E. Usalis, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The council vote was 6-0 with no discussion.
Councilman
"I'll make a motion that we approve the police contract from
After the meeting, Morgan provided the details of the contract. The police department has four full-time officers and about five part-time officers.
"There is an increase of their uniform allowance," Morgan said. "Each officer will get
Morgan said officers will get a
"They're going to be contributing into our pension -- three percent the first year, 4 1/2 percent the second year and six percent for the third and fourth years," Morgan said.
Health insurance coverage basically remains the same except for an additional option.
"There's an option in the contract where, if they decide to opt out on their medical insurance coverage, such as if they on their wife's insurance, they would receive a stipend for that, and the borough would see a substantial savings on it," Morgan said.
Morgan said part-time officers will receive a
There will also be increases for officers when they are required to appear in court.
"When they go to (county) court for a full day, instead of getting time and a half, they now get
In other personnel matters, the council approved hiring
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