Monrovia cops demanding more money
More money. That's what Monrovia officers continue to ask its City Council, Melissa Pamer reports.
Does anyone know the current salaries that these officers are getting? How about the police chief? I'm just curious.MONROVIA - The police union plans to continue lobbying publicly for increased pay, following a move by the City Council to unilaterally implement a one-year contract.
Dozens of off-duty officers and their family members picketed City Hall prior to a contentious council meeting Tuesday night, holding blue "Support Our Police" signs.
The 72-member Monrovia Police Officers' Association had in recent days sought public support for its efforts to get a 23.2$ 5 $7raise. Residents received e-mails, automated phone calls and mailers after months-long contract negotiations came to an impasse almost two weeks ago.
The city responded with its own campaign, saying Monrovia could not afford to satisfy the MPOA's demands.
The association on March 6 rejected the city's offer of a 16.5 percent raise over 3 1/2 years, paving the way for the implementation of the "last, best and final" offer.
Comments
Jennifer,
The city website has a posting about salary/benefits, but you can also look at their open/active employment offerings....that gives you the current offering range.
My understanding is that most of the force is working tons of overtime at time and half? would be great to put in a public records request for the total paid out to each patrol officer for last year...
Posted by: gilman | March 20, 2008 11:50 AM
You want to make the BIG BUCKS as a police officer then go to El Monte, 1st year with overtime 128,000.00 a year.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 21, 2008 9:56 PM