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St. Clair Shores council ratifies four-year contract with police patrol unit
Summary
The City Council approved a four-year collective bargaining agreement with the St. Clair Shores Police Officers Association, including multi-year wage increases, pension formula changes and elimination of retiree health coverage for future hires; the measure passed 7-0.
St. Clair Shores City Council on Monday ratified a four-year collective bargaining agreement with the St. Clair Shores Police Officers Association that the city and union reached after closed-session negotiations. The council voted 7-0 to approve the tentative agreement after city negotiators presented the package and the union membership ratified it.
City Manager Dustin Lent and the administration presented the tentative agreement and supporting actuarial analysis, saying the pact includes multi-year base pay increases, a change to the pension multiplier and an adjustment to retiree health benefits for future hires. The memorandum attached to the agenda states raises of 5% in year one, 3% in year two, 3% in year three and 2.5% in year four; it also notes the department’s step scale was condensed to a five‑year maximum, and the starting pay was increased from 67% of top to 70% of top, as presented to council.
Councilmember Rebello moved approval; Councilmember Burgess seconded. Councilmember Roussy, speaking in support, thanked the negotiation team and the patrol membership for reaching an agreement “that everyone can agree upon,” while Councilmember Karen and others expressed the contract makes the department’s wages more competitive with comparable municipalities. The council approved the measure by voice vote; the clerk announced the final tally as 7-0.
The agreement includes an actuarial evaluation of the DROP program and an increase in the pension formula in the documents presented to council; administration also noted the agreement eliminates retiree health-care benefits for employees hired after Aug. 1, 2025. City staff said a final signed contract document would be distributed to the council as a receiving-file item at the next meeting. The council did not amend the terms at Monday’s meeting.
The council’s action was procedural ratification of the packaged terms recommended by negotiators; the contract documents and actuarial materials were included in the meeting packet.
Additional procedural details and the signed agreement were described by administration as forthcoming and will be entered into the record when provided to the council.
