Holiday pay, shift differentials and short staffing emerge as operational concerns

Negotiators raised holiday staffing and shift differentials as practical ways to ease retention and fairness pressures for patrol officers who miss family time because of nights and weekends. The union proposed a patrol incentive (a dollar‑per‑hour differential for patrol, larger differentials for nights) while city staff noted operational coverage and seniority rules influence actual cost and staffing impact.

"They're giving up weekends with their families and have given up evenings and nights...They need a little bit of something," the Chair said, arguing for compensating shift workers. Separately, negotiators noted the department is short roughly 71 officers, which participants said increases overtime and creates safety and service risks for citizens and staff.