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Binghamton PBA presents MOA with three retention measures: more comp time, rolling retention incentive, double pay for mandated shifts
Summary
Larry Hendrickson, president of the Binghamton PBA, presented a memorandum of agreement that would expand compensatory‑time accrual, convert a retirement payout into an annual retention incentive, and raise mandated‑shift pay to double time.
Larry Hendrickson, president of the Binghamton Police Benevolent Association, presented a proposed memorandum of agreement that would modify the department’s collective bargaining arrangement to reduce turnover and improve retention.
Hendrickson described three main changes: raise the amount of compensatory time officers may accrue from 80 hours to 160 hours (the cash‑out maximum would remain 80 hours); convert a current $2,000 “retirement incentive” paid at year 20 into a rolling retention incentive that pays $2,000 at year 20 and an additional $2,000 for each subsequent year a sworn officer remains on staff; and pay…
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