Town approves two-year police contract with raises; council adopts matching wage ordinance

The Speedway Town Council on March 10 approved a negotiated agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 86 that includes a 7% pay increase in 2025 and a 4% increase in 2026, and the council also adopted Ordinance 14‑08 to update job and salary tables to match the contract.

Town Manager Grant Kleinhans summarized the negotiated changes and said the contract had been under discussion for nearly a year. "The police will be receiving a 7% pay increase in 2025 and a 4% pay increase in 2026 as part of this agreement," Kleinhans said. He added that in 2026 the "stack pay" for sergeant and lieutenant will be increased to $18,000.

Kleinhans told the council the parties discussed an effective date; he said the agreement covers Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2026, and that the council should state the effective pay date when making the motion. The council set pay effective March 15, 2025, and Kleinhans confirmed that the first applicable payroll action after that date would be the March 28 pay run.

Counselor Sean Harold moved to approve the agreement with an effective date of March 15 for pay; Counselor Sarah Gardner seconded. The council voted 3-0 to approve the contract. The council then considered Ordinance 14‑08, which amends Ordinance 14‑03 and adjusts pay tables for positions covered by the contract (chief, deputy chief, lieutenant, sergeant, detective, patrol/resource officers and first/second class officers). The council employed unanimous consent to consider the ordinance on first reading and then voted 3-0 to adopt it the same evening.

Kleinhans and Treasurer Philip Faust were involved in implementation details; Kleinhans and councilors emphasized the town wanted to be fiscally responsible and thanked police negotiators. Kleinhans said a tentative agreement with the fire department is expected to come to council at a special meeting in early April.