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Weslaco negotiators offer 3.5% annual raises, propose converting incentives to broader 'stability' pay; cadet rules flagged for legal review
Summary
City negotiators proposed 3.5% base pay increases each year for three years and moving roughly $68,000 in targeted incentives into a larger stability pay pool (totaling about $125,817) so every officer receives pay increases; parties agreed to reconvene to translate percentages into dollar costs and to refine cadet/probationary language that may affect civil‑service rules.
Presenter (speaker 1) opened the session by restating the city’s counteroffer for the police collective bargaining agreement: 3.5% base pay increases for each of the next three years, retention and certification incentives, a uniform allowance, and a 32‑hour sick‑leave buyback. Presenter said those items yield a first‑year incentive package of 6.8% and produce a starting officer salary of $54,027 for fiscal 2025–26, rising to $55,918 in year two and $57,875 in year three.
The nut‑graf: negotiators are close on structure but not on total cost. The bargaining association had sought a 15.5% increase over three years; the city’s counteroffer totals 13.8% over the same period. Rather than concentrate additional money into a few certification or assignment incentives, Presenter proposed shifting about $68,017 from targeted incentive lines into a larger “stability” pay pool so that every…
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