St. Clair Shores Patrol
CONTRACT
“This is the first contract I’ve been a part of - and I’ve been involved in four contract negotiations - that we’ve never lost anything. That’s pretty rare these days, not losing anything,” said Paul Opper, St. Clair Shores Patrol Local Union President. “The health care, pension increase and the raises were the major issues. We went into it with that mentality. They did raise the starting wage for new hires and they also brought in the Lateral Pay for new hires with previous experience at other departments or prior Military Police experience up to three years. With three years’ experience at another department, they start at the 3-year step of the pay scale. With two years’ experience, they come in at 2-year step. It’s a nice benefit to help the City get new hires. In this day and age, it’s hard to hire people and this helps. We were able to improve the pension benefit for the second and third tier Officers. In fact, we were able to eliminate the third tier and combine everyone in the second and third into the second tier, increase their multiplier and include Overtime into their pensions. That was a huge win! We were able to get a really good health care plan with Blue Cross Blue Shield. It’s essentially no out-of-pocket costs for us, except the copays for prescriptions. I really credit (MAP Executive Director) Fred (Timpner) and (MAP Labor Relations Specialist) Chad (Trussler) for the whole contract. They did a lot of research and they had some good suggestions for us. A lot of times health care jargon can be very confusing and Fred and Chad definitely made it easier to understand. Fred and Chad just did an awesome job. They were there throughout the whole thing. We are always pleased with the way MAP goes through negotiations with us.”
Contract Duration: 4-year agreement ratified Feb. 21, 2022 and effective 7-1-21 to 6-30-25.
Wage Increases:
3% increase effective July 1, 2021.
3% increase effective July 1, 2022.
2% increase effective July 1, 2023.
2% increase effective July 1, 2024.
- Officers with up to 3 years prior law enforcement experience will receive Lateral Pay, starting on the pay scale at a higher level according to the number of years of service with another police department or as a Military Police Officer.
Woodhaven Command
CONTRACT
“We got another Holiday added which is always nice because that does go toward our FAC (final average compensation). Basically it was a real simple contract to negotiate,” said Lt. Dennis Deweese, Woodhaven Command Local Union President. “It was a couple meetings and we were done and both sides appeared to be happy with it. The last two contracts we fought kind of hard for, so for this one to go as easy as it did was nice.” Lt. Deweese lauded the tuition reimbursement and Detective Bureau On-Call pay increases. “Typically, three credits is $2,500. Under the old contract, one semester would eat up the entire $2,000. Now you could go all three semesters and get four credits (per semester). It’s probably three to four times more. To us, it just signifies the City wants to further the City Employees future educations. It’s a win-win for both sides. It’s a considerable difference in value to the On-Call pay. With getting 7 hours per month On-Call, you’re looking at 84 hours of Comp Time (per year), which you then in turn sell out and get that pay. The value of that would be at least double because we are able to buy out 60 hours of Comp Time twice a year. MAP was very prepared, understood our needs and wants, and we really didn’t have to fight for anything, but they were prepared to do so if we needed to. Their preparedness made things easy.”
Contract Duration: 3-year agreement ratified May 12, 2021 and effective 7-1-21 to 6-30-24.
Wage Increases:
3% increase effective July 1, 2021.
2% increase effective July 1, 2022.
2% increase effective July 1, 2023.
- $500 signing bonus to each member upon ratification.
- Increased Lieutenant and Sergeant Detective Bureau positions pay by an additional $1,000 annually each year of contract.
Sterling Heights Police Officers Association
CONTRACT
“The big thing was the pension multiplier. We took zero concessions and we brought up the second tier pension multiplier for people hired after July 1, 2011 to 2.5%. Anyone hired here on out will receive 2.5%,” said Mike Kunath, Sterling Heights Police Officers Association Local Union President. “We broke the $90,000 a year barrier and, we believe, for a total package we have one of the best contracts in the state of Michigan. I have to give (MAP Executive Director) Fred (Timpner) and (MAP Labor Relations Specialist) Chad (Trussler) credit here,” said Kunath, MAP Executive Board Vice President. “We more than doubled our tuition reimbursement. Health insurance improved because the City is giving us more money toward our high deductible plan. They’re giving us $2,400 in January and if we put in $800, they’re matching $800 in the HSA.”
Contract Duration: 3-year agreement ratified Aug. 4, 2021 and effective 7-1-21 to 6-30-24.
Wage Increases:
2% increase effective July 1, 2021.
2.5% increase effective July 1, 2022.
3% increase effective July 1, 2023.
Retirement: All Employees hired after July 1, 2011 will have their pension multiplier increased from 2% to 2.5%.
Cleary University offers Courage and Public Service Scholarship
In an effort to support the dedicated men and women in public service careers, Cleary University is offering the Courage and Public Service Scholarship, an exclusive tuition scholarship program to attain undergraduate and graduate degrees quickly and affordably.
The 50 percent tuition scholarship is open to public service, civic and municipal employees, education professionals, first responders and emergency personnel.
Cleary offers online and in-person flexible evening classes, accepts up to 90 transfer credits and even grants credits for work experience and certifications. Complete your degree in a year or two at half the cost.
Cleary University has campuses in two convenient locations: Detroit and Howell.
Tuition-free college available for residents 25 and up
Michigan residents ages 25 and up can qualify to attend their in-district community college to earn an associate degree tuition-free under the new Michigan Reconnect program.
The program is open to residents who have not yet completed an associate or bachelor's degree. Michigan Reconnect also provides free tuition for those ages 25 and up seeking a Pell-eligible skill certificate.
To be eligible for Michigan Reconnect, applicants must also have lived in Michigan a year or longer and have a high school diploma or equivalent. If you do not have a high school diploma or equivalent, visit Michigan.gov/LearnMoreEarnMore to get started.
If you attend a college in a district where you don’t live, Michigan Reconnect only pays the in-district part of the tuition and the student will need to pay the remaining balance.
Click here for more information and to apply for Michigan Reconnect.
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law enforcement news.
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MAP members encouraged to download MAPO app, register for Members Only resources
MAP members are encouraged to visit the Michigan Association of Police Organizations (MAPO) website to register for Members Only alerts and access to resources available only to 
members. MAP members are also encouraged to download the MAPO App for Iphones and Androids. The App will provide members with easy to use mobile access to the MAPO website and Members Only resources to keep registered users up to date on issues affecting them.
Click on the links below to for more information:
Register for MAPO Members Only resources and notifications.
MAPO App for iPhones.
MAPO App for Androids.
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