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Council schedules further review of PBA contract after pre-agenda request for 2026 cost breakdown
Summary
Council members requested a breakdown of the Police Benevolent Association contract's total cost to taxpayers for 2026, including whether lieutenant and nonunion officers are covered and salary history comparisons to other municipalities.
Council members asked staff for a detailed cost analysis of the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) contract with a cited 12% increase and for comparisons to other municipalities.
A council member said: "I'd like to see, like, a breakdown of what the total cost to the taxpayers is for 2026 with the 12% increase. And then I wanted to make sure I know last year, there also was a lieutenant union. I don't know if that's included." Jeff Payne, speaking for the record, said he did not have the historical information in the pre-agenda but would present those details at a scheduled shade meeting and in subsequent materials.
Council also asked whether nonunion sworn officers would be included in the contract terms and requested a salary history from 2023 to present to show changes over time. The pre-agenda discussion referenced a shade meeting at 10 a.m. set to consider litigation, followed immediately by a publicly noticed shade meeting to discuss the PBA contract; council expected more detailed financial information in those sessions.
No formal bargaining agreement or vote was recorded in the pre-agenda excerpt; council direction was to review full cost and personnel coverage information in the upcoming meetings.
