On Tuesday, the City Council did the same, rising above bitter disappointmentthat the city did not take greater advantage of its opportunity to demand police reform. CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) September 15, 2021 The City Council voted to approve a collective bargaining agreement with the Chicago Police Department's 1,2000 rank-and-file employees, bringing an end to a four-year stalemate in negotiations. The frustration stems from the mayors defund-the-police policies that put the lives of officers in jeopardy. CLICK HERE to Purchase Crash Reports Mayor Lori Lightfoot stood by the agreement, pledging to continue to fight for more police reforms in ongoing negotiations with the FOP, even if that means ultimately going to arbitration. 0000096595 00000 n The police officers were expressing their deep and growing frustration with the Mayor which is clearly at a boiling point. Chicago Police Get New $700M Contract With $378M In Retroactive Raises Sandy Malone September 26, 2021 Chicago, IL - The City Council approved the first new Chicago police contract in four years on Sept. 14 in a vote that was the final step for a contract worth more than $700 million. 9957 superintendent of police ex 9781 first deputy superintendent ex 9785 chief e-8 9796 deputy chief e-7 9752 commander e-6 titl e cod e title grade step 1 entrance rate first 12 mos. Desmon Yancy and Martina "Tina" Hone will face off in April to determine who replaces Ald. 0000046601 00000 n Chicago police Supt. ButAld. 0000083645 00000 n I think we need to get all of the protections that we're looking for, all of the reforms we're looking for," said Ald. New rate of $25 per hour - Old rate of $22 per hour = $3 per hour difference Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez(33rd),Ald. When there was an impasse, there were editorials saying police should embrace the accountability provisions that were in the sergeants contract, said former mayoral challenger Paul Vallas, who served as the FOPs lead negotiator. But we made over 30 separate changes. A website from the mayors office designed to ratchet up pressure on the Fraternal Order of Police to reach a new deal, which is no longer available, told officers they would get approximately $27,500 in retroactive pay if the deal matched the one ratified by police brass. Both Emonte and Eric Morgan, who are brothers, are slated to appear in court on August 10th for their respective bail hearings. 0000000996 00000 n Two suspects have been charged, and a third is not charged due to lacking evidence, regarding the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Chicago Police Officer Ella French and the non-fatal shooting of her partner that occurred on August 7th. Not every cop in the city of Chicago is a bad cop, Ervin said. The city still must find an additional $325 million to cover future costs of thecontract. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall is not so sure about the financial stability claim. September 14, 2021 / 4:22 PM Mike Rodriguez, 22nd, said officers should be required to disclose outside jobs theyre working after they get off shift or on their days off. trailer <<2F8E503104FF4E9B8D64B5D63D33B0B8>]/Prev 194281/XRefStm 1301>> startxref 0 %%EOF 86 0 obj <>stream City Council Approves $600 Million Police Contract With Chicago FOP, Including 20% Raises For CPD Officers https://t.co/BC2Ey6Wle6 pic.twitter.com/Y5E0n7iUXI, CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) September 15, 2021. On the health care front, rank-and-file police officers will be asked, for now, to absorb only50% of the increase in health care contributions imposed on police sergeants and Chicago firefighters and paramedics. Thats how long police officers have been waiting for a pay raise during what was the longest labor stalemate in Chicago history. Police Reports. That measure has also been targeted by reform advocates. Workforce Development Committee Chairman Susan Sadlowski-Garza warned her colleagues to support the contract, even if it was not what everyone wanted: If this contract is voted down, we will be facing an unprecedented situation in the history of our city. 0000083576 00000 n These defund-the-police policies swept the nation last year with mayors across the nation promising to cut police spending, reduce manpower, and reallocate the funds to social programs. I wont entertain finger-pointing at anyone or anything else. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. Our tentative agreements will be void. The agreement also addresses how to deal with a new state law that allows anonymous complaints against cops and no longer requires complainants to sign affidavits attesting to the accuracy of their statements. The comment period for most policies will remain open for 15 days from the day it is published. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council approved a new 8-year contract for police, but not without criticism from a number of alderman who complained it does not go far enough with reforms.. I have no idea what the guidelines are for spending the federal relief money, Catanzara added. The Chicago City Council has approved a new 8-year contract for police that provides police with a 20% raise over eight years, with just over half of that coming in retroactive pay. But the agreement faced tougherscrutinyin the full City Council on Tuesday with no votes coming fromAld. 0000095565 00000 n In other business on Tuesday, aldermen also approved: First published on September 14, 2021 / 4:22 PM. 0000004096 00000 n It is also unclear whether officers will be required to disclose whether they work a second job and how many hours they worked. I know it was OK to use to hire police officers. The PBPA contracts for police supervisors were approved in July 2020 for the term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2022. The elected representative of Chicago patrol officers. Back pay from the agreement is set to run $378 million, though city budget officials have stored away $103 million in the citys 2021 budget for the retroactive pay. The city has also agreed to increase so-called duty availability pay to $950-per-quarter and raise the annual uniform allowance to $1,950. Nicholas Sposato of the 38th Ward said the officers deserve the raises: (The raises are) well-deserved for these hard-working men and women.. Its not where all of us would like to be, but its definitely far from where we are, Ald. On Saturday, August 8, 29-year-old Officer Ella French was needlessly gunned down during a routine traffic stop in crime-ridden Chicago. Ald. Domestic violence reports. I told them over and over again, `Were not gonna talk about money unless we talk about accountability. Im happy with the progress that weve made on reform and accountability. The executive board of the Fraternal Order of Police has overwhelmingly approved a new eight-year contract, setting the stage for a ratification vote by rank-and-file Chicago police officers in line for a 20% pay raise, more than half of it retroactive. Officers have been working without a raise since their prior contract expired in 2017, WBEZ reported. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has advanced defund-the-police policies in Chicago that have directly put the lives of police officers in jeopardy. Byron Sigcho-Lopez(25th),Ald. Catanzara said he has no idea how much money, if any, the city has squirreled away for the retroactive pay raise. Please e-mail[emailprotected]with your query. Retroactive to 2017 and ending in 2025, the proposed deal must be ratified by police officers and the Chicago City Council before it takes effect. If the raise took effect with four days to go in the pay period, that means four days of pay (using eight hours per day based on a hour workweek) need to be accounted for in the retro adjustment. Our financial obligations to our officers will continue to grow. Other economic provisions of the collective bargaining agreement include the following: In addition to the economic portions of the contract, the agreement also contains several police accountability provisions. Money was not the biggest concern at the City Council meeting, ABC7 reports. With so much stuff happening in the world on social media, its easy for things to get lost. Aldermen in a 40-8 vote approved the eight-year, $600 million contract (O2021-3449)withthe Fraternal Order of Police, whichcodifies policy changes including a ban on the destruction of disciplinary records anda prohibition onofficerschanging testimony after reviewing an incident video. Police contract set for committee approval boosts reform efforts but tees up budget pain, FOP contract on glide path to approval, but some key details remain unresolved. They have $900 million from the federal government, at least, out of $2 billion that were getting. However, some aldermen suggested the city should have gone back to the bargaining table to demand more reforms from the FOP. No longer allowing officers to change their stories after reviewing bodycam video of an incident. The contract calls for rank-and-file CPD officers to receive a 10.5% retroactive pay raise and 9.5% more through January 2025. The agreement gives members a 20 percent raise over its eight-year life and stretches retroactively to the last contracts expiration in July 2017. Were continuing to negotiate with the FOP on a number of other things that we fought with the supervisors union on and won through arbitration, Lightfoot said. The city has also agreed to increase so-called "duty availability pay" to $950 per quarter and the annual uniform allowance to $1,950. But, he argued, the city won the most accountability reform measures that have ever been had in an FOP contract. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. It provides, I think, a very responsible financial package to the rank-and-file members.. Leslie Hairston, the retiring incumbent of 24 years. Got a story tip? Chicago police officers have waited four years for a raise. (Iraq's rate . The city of Chicago and its police union on Monday announced they have reached a tentative contract agreement after four years of negotiations. The full City Council is set to consider an eight-year contract with the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police that would give rank-and-file officers a total of 20% in raises. Listen to Its All Good: A Block Club Chicago Podcast here: With 21 of 24 precincts reporting Tuesday night, Taliaferro has just over 51 percent of the vote. In person, at Central Police Headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan, 1st Floor, Room 1043, 8:00am - 3:00pm. Lightfoot told reporters she was not certain how much the four years of retroactive pay and four years of future pay raises will cost the city, but that officials have prepared for those costs by tucking money away.. These policies have put a strain on the ability of the Chicago Police Department to provide adequate policing. Nor should it delay the filling of police vacancies in order to have the needed financing.. The new contract replaces the most recent collective bargaining agreement for police officers that expired on June 30, 2017. On August 9th, federal prosecutors charged 29-year-old Jamel Danzy for reportedly buying the gun used during the August 7th incident in Hammond, Indiana, in March and then later providing that weapon to an individual in Illinois that Danzy knew could not buy or possess a firearm. requiring banks where the city of Chicago keeps its municipal accounts to disclose more information. Scott retired from law enforcement in 2020. Early results showed Lee and her top challenger, Anthony Ciaravino, each with about 30% of the vote; In the 12th Ward, Anabel Abarca was trailing her challenger, Julia Ramirez. Retroactive paychecks will range from $18,000 to $36,000, depending on seniority and retroactive overtime pay that will add as much as 20% to that amount; and back duty availability pay that means up to $7,600 per officer. The contract also must be approved by the Chicago City Council. 0000003244 00000 n The FOP has argued that requiring people who complain to sign a document swearing their report is true helps prevent false accusations against innocent officers. Thats exactly what they did.. However, under the new deal, COPA or BIA can charge an officer with lying if the initial statement on record was contradicted by audio or video evidence, according to WBEZ. For weeks, Lightfoot had played cat-and-mouse about the new contract. "This contract also does little to nothing to ensure that there's accountability when there's false statements, and there's no provisions that ensure that officers provide accurate statements within 24 hours," Ald. More recently, she was an internationally-syndicated columnist for Conde Nast (BRIDES), The Huffington Post, and Monsters and Critics. 52 35 0000004363 00000 n But its an incredibly powerful set of concessions that are necessary for us to keep building on police reform and accountability.. The incentive is just not going to be there for them to continue to work with our city, to get the rest of those reforms done via this contract., Chicago Police Get New $700M Contract With $378M In Retroactive Raises https://t.co/3lrofuYfPD, Police News (@motovon1) September 27, 2021. Members of the City Council who opposed passage of the collective bargaining agreement called for additional accountability measures such as requiring officers to disclose secondary employment and capping the number of hours of secondary employment, as well as requiring officers to provide a statement within 24 hours of a shooting. Ald. Retroactive to 2017 and ending in 2025, the proposed deal must be ratified by police officers and the Chicago City Council before it takes effect. Duty availability pay will be offered "retroactively" from July 2017 to all officers whose probation period has ended after 18 months. 0000011532 00000 n Southwest Side Ald. A new state law bans police unions collective bargaining agreements to require complainants to sign an affidavit when filing a complaint against a police officer. FOP President John Catanzara had said last summer the union was only willing to agree to dropping the requirement if the city dropped the residency requirement and allowed officers to strike. At an unrelated event Monday afternoon, Lightfoot said a new deal should have been reached long ago with officers, but union negotiators didnt get serious until a few weeks ago. The accountability measures include the following: The accountability measures approved in this contract address several of the recommendations related to the collective bargaining agreement issued by the Police Accountability Task Force in 2016. The deal does include various police accountability measures, which the mayor has touted as part of her push to show shes reforming the department. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10th) pushed back on the suggestion from some colleagues that the City Council should reject the contract until it includes more reforms, noting the pact is the result of four years of negotiations. TheCity Councils approval of the contract came one day after the ACLU of Illinois, the Chicago Council of Lawyers and the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rightsissued a statement saying the agreementfailsto make many of the changes we know we need., Lightfoot said after themeeting on Tuesday that work remains on the contract, saying nobody thought this was the endIts an important milestone.. Franczek noted the Illinois General Assembly strengthened the citys hand by abolishing the requirement that complaints against police officers include a sworn affidavit. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and her policies, have stretched the Chicago Police Department razor thin, and put the lives of officers needlessly at risk. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. Officers will also receive retroactive paychecks for thousands of dollars to compensate them for the raises they didnt get. 0000096049 00000 n The second suspect charged in the incident was identified as 22-year-old Eric Morgan, who was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, and obstruction of justice. Richard previously served 8 years honorably in the United States Army, with one deployment to Iraq. Its because we waited four years for the money, Catanzara said. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa(35th),Ald. Now that the Council has signed off on the new deal, the city is on the hook for $377.6 million for four years of back pay. 19th Ward Alderman of Chicago, Matt OShea, stated: Our police officers have been under siege, under-appreciated, and thrown under the bus for the last year and a half.. Op/Ed: Police Stops Are Dangerous. Effective 31 August 2020 The Customer Service Counter have revised hours until further notice: The following are the annual base salary increases: The City of Chicago estimates the agreement will cost $600 million over the entire eight-year term, with $377.6 million of that retroactive from 2017 through 2021. Those are the cases that should be considered when we talk about this contract, Sigcho-Lopez said. 0000095753 00000 n Matt Martin(47th) andAld. Critics of the Chicago Police Department contend both of those provisions have been used by officers to uphold a code of silence that prevents officers guilty of misconduct from being disciplined. Its important to have a goal. A change in state law cleared the path for anonymous complaints against officers. 0000097111 00000 n Reform groups said the agreement failsto make many of the changes we know we need.. Rod Sawyer, former chair of the City Councils Black Caucus, stood up to defend the compromise. A state budget with firm fiscal foundation that shows tremendous progress? Or a cynical election-year ploy to buy votes? We will #NeverForget the true bravery she exemplified as she laid her life down to protect others. The final vote was 40 to 8. Eliminating a requirement that disciplinary records older than five years be destroyed. This is the best deal possible for the union, for the city to move forward and to give us labor peace for both us and our police department, 15th Ward Alderman Raymond Lopez told WBEZ. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had endorsed the deal ahead of the vote. Yes. I know it cant be used for pension obligations. Re: Contributions to Deferred Compensation Plan from Retroactive Pay Increase Checks Michael Rodriguez(22nd),Ald. 2. Its not because were taking em to the cleaners. And North Side Ald. Jason Ervin(28th), who chairs the Aldermanic Black Caucus, appealed to his colleagues by asking them to consider what brings the most benefit for citizens when weighing a vote on the agreement. This proposed contract acknowledges the valuable contributions that Chicago police officers make to neighborhoods all across the city, Lightfoot said in a statement. Police critics said the change wasnt enough and made it too difficult to charge officers who didnt tell the truth, WBEZ reported. The average annual increase is 2.5%. //]]> 0000003809 00000 n 0000015623 00000 n I shouldnt have walked into office with a contract that was already two years expired. 0gb``gd|c-ranF/aM7^\@. " 13 endstream endobj 85 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[39 13]/Length 20/Size 52/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream Under the new contract, the city can investigate citizen complaints without a sworn affidavit from the person who complained, WBEZ reported. In Chicago's 11th police district the rate is 62. Eight aldermen rejected the deal. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune). The NBA doesnt even consider it playoffs, and the Bulls shouldnt view qualifying as an accomplishment. Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara did not immediately respond to a request for comment from WTTW News on Monday afternoon. He served as a Police Sergeant and as a Detective in Pennsylvania. So we feel prepared to manage the expense that will be incurred. FOP negotiator Paul Vallas pegged the total cost of the contract at $600 million and the cost of the retroactive pay raise alone at $365 million. Although the contract was four years in the making, the negotiations are not complete. Using savings from a debt refinancing prudently matches one-time revenues to a one-time expense, but taking the savings up-front will force the city to either cut or find new sources of revenue, Msall has said. Jim Franczek, the citys longtime chief labor negotiator, acknowledged the city did not get the requirement it sought compelling officers to disclose secondary employment or hours worked at those second jobs. City Council approves eight-year police contract with 20% pay raise, FOP board approves eight-year contract, setting stage for rank-and-file vote, Chicago police officers put aside their anger at Lightfoot to ratify eight-year contract, OPINION: City Council should reject new police contract until it includes more reforms, Aiming to predict COVID, future pandemics better, CDC opens infectious diseases forecasting center, Unmasked transit: Pritzker ends mask mandates in public transportation, airports. Want to make sure you never miss a story from Law Enforcement Today? Searchable crime database by street address, community area, ward, beat, district, or near schools/parks. Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons. The full City Council will consider it next week. 2 brothers charged in fatal shooting of Chicago officer https://t.co/HOXNsk7Uwu pic.twitter.com/2pauTT5Yye, New York Post (@nypost) August 10, 2021. It shouldn't have taken this long.. Contact Heather Cherone:@HeatherCherone| (773) 569-1863 |[emailprotected]. 0000095285 00000 n Carlos Ramirez-Rosa of the 35th Ward said: I fear that once we give the FOP that big pay raise, which is going to be very costly and its going to come at a major big cost to taxpayers. Andre Vasquez(40th),Ald. Indiana Man Charged With Scheming to Straw Purchase Firearm Allegedly Used To Shoot Two #ChicagoPolice Officers, One Fatally https://t.co/iAtdnxwqzN, Tom Ahern (@TomAhernCPD) August 9, 2021. Lightfoot had vowed not to sign a new labor agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 that does not give the city more tools to hold police officers responsible for misconduct. It would mean an officer's salary will rise by approximately 19% during the life of the agreement. / CBS Chicago. Managing Editor - Twitter/@SandyMalone_ - Prior to joining The Police Tribune, Sandy wrote the Politics.Net column for the Wall Street Journal and was managing editor of Campaigns & Elections magazine. He said many of the reforms that the Black Caucus identified in a resolution following the police murder of Laquan McDonald have been included and that additional reforms could be negotiated later: And its true that the police do stand a benefit. The third suspect, who was only identified as a female passenger inside of the vehicle with the two suspects during the incident on August 7th, has not been charged due to officials citing lacking evidence of criminal culpability in the shooting of the officers. Select policies will have longer comment periods. Why Violence Is Increasing. 0000002779 00000 n Nicholas Sposato (38th) said the raises are "well-deserved for these hard-working men and women.". Get unprecedented access to some of the most powerful stories that the media refuses to show you. Sandy is married to a retired police captain and former SWAT commander. Although the contract includes what Vallas has called core accountability issues, more controversial disciplinary changes must still be negotiated and may end up in arbitration., Despite the $600 million tab, Vallas has argued the contract should not require an increase in taxes. Illinois is leading the way. Given those value statements, Vasquez said he wished the contract explicitly condemned racist behavior by officers, especially in a city where Black and brown folks at times feel like their interactions (with police) are ones where they have concerns about the officers.. Our gains in police accountability will disappear. Last year alone, under Mayor Lightfoots administration, over 400 police officer positions were cut, and her 2020 budget, proposed an $80 million decrease in funding. The tentative contract calls for rank-and-file police officers to receive a 10.5% retroactive pay raise and 9.5% more through January 2025. 0000001468 00000 n Police officers in Chicago have been working without a contract for four years. "The financial cost of this contract was an anticipated cost that the City has been accounting for since Mayor Lightfoot took office in 2019. But a way to realistically get us there faster is to have a plan where everyone is on the same page. Chicago police officers in the Rogers Park neighborhood on Sept. 7. FOP board approves eight-year contract, setting stage for rank-and-file vote, Catanzara announced the deal to his members, Aiming to predict COVID, future pandemics better, CDC opens infectious diseases forecasting center, Unmasked transit: Pritzker ends mask mandates in public transportation, airports. By mail: Addressed to: Chicago Police Department Records Inquiry and Customer Service Section, Unit 163 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60653. The tentative agreement would prohibit the names of complainants from being disclosed to officers until immediately prior to their interview, which typically comes at the end of an investigation. The Grand Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police is a non-profit organization that was formed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on November 17, 1915 Latest News This letter contains the information we received from the city today in regards to the Retro Pay any questions should be directed to policepayroll@chicagopolice.org And we will be putting these negotiations into the hands of an arbitrator who makes decisions without consulting this body, she said. Mayor Lightfoot said she supported the new police pact, but that more work needed to be done: We fought hard to get this contract done, and in my view, it took way too long, but thats water under the bridge now. The new contract mandates investigators to consider all original statements, and any subsequent statements, including amended or modified statements, for purposes of determining whether an officer willfully made a false statement.. The new contract includes an immediate 10.5 percent pay raise for officers to cover the past four years, WBEZ reported. Andre Vasquez, 40th, noted the proposed contract includes several statements of values, such as language stating that officers who are whistleblowers about misconduct are acting in the highest standards of the profession. Topics still left to negotiate include officers health care contributions and whether theywill berequired to disclose any side-gigs outside their police work. Here's What to Know, Here's What Chicago's Top 3 Mayoral Candidates Said on Election Night, Election Results: See How All 50 Wards Voted in Chicago's Aldermanic Elections, Paul Vallas vs. Brandon Johnson: A First Look at the April Chicago Mayoral Runoff.