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Council approves side letter to recognize prior service for police longevity pay, effective Sept. 15
Summary
Council authorized a side letter to the Angels Camp Police Officers MOU to remove the word “continuous” from the longevity-pay formula so returning officers’ prior service counts toward longevity pay; the change is retroactive to Sept. 15.
The Angels Camp City Council on Oct. 7 approved a side letter to the memorandum of understanding with the Angels Camp Police Officers Association that changes the longevity-pay formula to recognize prior city service when officers return to employment.
Steve (presenter) explained that the MOU previously provided an additional 2.5% pay step for each five years of continuous full-time service. The side letter removes the word “continuous,” meaning earlier city service will count toward longevity even if an officer previously left the department. “This proposal would remove, that word continuous, meaning that this would recognize if a police officer… leaves to go do something else… when they come back to us as a police officer, we're recognizing their previous years of service with us,” the presenter said.
Why it matters: the change is intended to help recruitment and retention by recognizing prior city service for lateral or returning hires. The presenter also clarified the modification applies retroactively to Sept. 15.
Action: Council approved the side letter by motion and roll call; staff will implement the change in payroll practices and adjust affected pay retroactively as specified.
