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Police union urges Fort Myers council to expedite pay negotiations, not delay study results
Summary
Yari Sanders, president of the local police union, urged the council to avoid further delays in the compensation study and to involve officers in selecting comparable agencies, saying members need timely negotiating information to preserve retention.
At the public input portion of the Sept. 3 special meeting, Yari Sanders, president of the local police union, urged the council to move immediately to negotiations and not postpone implementation of wage adjustments derived from the compensation study. Sanders said union members want to be involved in selecting the comparable agencies used in the consultant’s analysis and expressed concern that perceived inclusion of high-paying East Coast comparables skewed results.
"We just want to be paid fairly and adequately," Sanders said, adding that other local governments have scheduled raises in October and that Fort Myers officers need clarity ahead of contract talks. Sanders asked council to expedite the process so negotiations can proceed as soon as possible; the council heard the comment and proceeded with the advertised compensation-study contract amendment later in the meeting.
