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Pembroke Park negotiators agree to build pay scale after wage standoff in police bargaining session
Summary
Town management and Fraternal Order of Police representatives met to negotiate police wages. The union pressed for larger raises and a higher top-out; the parties agreed to exchange a formal pay scale and reconvene to quantify costs, with no contract ratified at the meeting.
Town of Pembroke Park officials and representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) met in a collective bargaining session to discuss patrol pay and staffing. The union asked for substantially higher pay and step increases; town management said budget limits constrained what it could offer. The parties agreed to develop a formal pay scale and to return to negotiations on the 24th to review numbers, but did not reach a final agreement.
The union side, represented in the meeting by Denise (FOP representative) and Sergeant Dodge, pressed for larger increases than the town proposed. Denise said, “Wages is always the most important issue. Right? Let’s let’s face it. It is.” Sergeant Dodge described staffing pressures, saying, “I run with three officers on a shift,” and added that officers there “handle a lot more calls for service individually” than some neighboring agencies.
Town Manager Dave Lynch acknowledged the cost and scope issues and defended the decision to maintain a local police force. Lynch said a local department offers…
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