Trustees approved a new contract with the Cross Plains Professional Police Association and ratified a memorandum of understanding to implement an 11‑hour patrol schedule for sworn officers on a pilot basis.

Staff and negotiators summarized the changes: a 2% across‑the‑board wage increase (condition: if the 11‑hour schedule cannot be implemented on the intended timetable, the increase rises to 3%), compression of top service steps from 15 years to 10 years, and modifications to several leave provisions (including funeral/celebration-of-life language and military leave). The contract also includes a new appendix for the school resource officer (SRO) schedule because SRO hours will not convert to the 11‑hour shift pattern.

The MOU establishing 11‑hour shifts is explicit that the village will revert to the previous schedule if staffing falls below safe coverage levels. Chief Tony and other staff said the schedule increases annual worked hours by roughly 52 per officer (an increase the village absorbs partly because it provides more days off and overlap in shift handoffs), and that the arrangement creates built-in overlap to improve information transfer. Trustees flagged overtime and staffing risk as issues to monitor. The association ratified the agreement prior to the board vote.

The board approved both the contract and the MOU by recorded voice/roll-call votes and directed management to monitor staffing, overtime and operational impacts during the pilot period.