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Council approves one‑year police PBA agreement as members debate funding and pension impacts
Summary
Punta Gorda approved a one‑year Police Benevolent Association agreement with across‑the‑board increases, while council and staff debated short‑term use of reserves, pension cost implications and the need to identify sustainable funding sources amid state property‑tax uncertainty.
Punta Gorda City Council voted to ratify a one‑year Police Benevolent Association (PBA) agreement effective Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026, after intensive council debate about whether the city can sustainably fund the increase.
HR Manager Jeff Payne explained that the negotiated one‑year agreement raises the pay range for officers and gives existing sworn staff an overall 10% adjustment (some of which will be realized through annual merit steps). “Existing staff would go up 10%,” he said, explaining that part of that increase is tied to performance evaluation timing and that detective incentives and three personal days per year were…
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