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Arlington Heights approves 1-year extension of police contract with 3% cost-of-living increase
Summary
The Village Board voted unanimously to authorize a one-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement with the Metropolitan Alliance of Police, including a 3% cost-of-living increase, an insurance contribution change, and a pilot staffing schedule.
The Arlington Heights Village Board on Oct. 20 authorized a one-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement with the Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP), the union representing patrol officers.
Mayor Randy Reklis told the board the extension would keep the current contract through Dec. 31, 2026, and includes three principal changes: a 3% cost-of-living adjustment, an increase in employee contributions for insurance to take effect at the next open enrollment, and a pilot change to staffing schedules that would move patrol shifts to nine-hour days with a five-on/three-off rotation beginning early next year.
Why it matters: The contract affects wages, benefits and staffing patterns for patrol officers. Reklis and staff framed the schedule change as both a recruitment and retention tool and an operational improvement by increasing overlap at shift changes and allowing officers time for administrative follow-up.
The mayor credited a bargaining team that included Deputy Village Manager Diana Mikula, Director of Human Resources Kelly Livingston and Deputy Police Chief Greg Zernicki on the management side, and MAP leaders including union president Dan Bell and bargaining team members Kevin Adams, Tom Janchetz, Matt Williams, Sean O'Brien, Job Vincent and Taryn Gombar.
Questions from trustees focused on timing for the schedule change; Mayor Reklis said implementation would happen in January or February. There were no public objections raised during the meeting. Trustee Lebeds moved the resolution and a second was recorded; the board approved the resolution by unanimous roll call.
The village directed staff to prepare final documents authorizing execution of the agreement; the signed contract will be the formal legal instrument implementing the terms discussed at the meeting.
