Contract Settlements

Arenac County 911 Dispatchers

New three-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2025.

• Wages:

2% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023.

2% increase effective July 1, 2023.

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2025.

*Part-Time Employees pay rate increased from $15 per hour starting pay to the Full-Time starting hourly rate.

• Manning & Safety: No workday shall extend to more than 16 hours in a 24-hour period. There shall be 8 hours off duty between all work shifts.

• Fringe Benefits: Overtime (OT) equalization applies to scheduled OT only. Holiday Pay increases from 104 to 112 hours per year.

• Health Care: There will be no increase in costs to Employees premiums or co-pays for health care.

• Bargaining Team: Dawn Tola aided by GELC Labor Representative John Stidham.

Birmingham Police Command

New three-year agreement expires June 30, 2025.

• Wages:

3.5% increase in base wages effective July 1, 2022.

3.5% additional increase effective July 1, 2022.

3.5% increase effective July 1, 2023.

3.5% increase effective July 1, 2024.

• Fringe Benefits: Short-Term Disability benefit increased to 60% of average weekly earnings. Previously, the maximum Short-Term Disability Employees could be paid weekly was $500. Employees promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and Captain, who have at least 24 months of prior experience as a Sergeant, will immediately receive the maximum step in pay for the classification.

• Retirement: Employees in the Defined Contribution (DC) plan will not contribute less than Patrol. Currently the Employer contributes 15% and Patrol Officers contribute 6.5% to their DC plans.

• Bargaining Team: Capt. Christopher Koch and Capt. Greg Wald aided by POLC Labor Representative Chris Hild.

City of Burton Patrol Officers

New four-year agreement expires June 30, 2026.

• Wages:

2% increase effective July 1, 2022.

1% lump sum base increase effective upon ratification.

2.5% lump sum base increase effective July 1, 2023. $33.86 per hour effective July 1, 2024. Wage re-opener effective July 1, 2025.

*Employees have the option of having their lump sum payments deposited to their Deferred Compensation accounts.

**Employer must pay step increases at the beginning of the new step year. Previously, Employees were paid at the end of their new step year.

• Retirement: Effective July 1, 2023, July 1, 2024 and July 1, 2025, Employer will make $1,250 tax-free payments to Employees’ Deferred Compensation plan for a total of $3,750 per Employee.

• Fringe Benefits: Added 12-hour shift language, with a shift premium of 5% of pay for Employees working 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Life insurance policy upgraded from $35,000 to $50,000 with double indemnity clause. Tuition reimbursement increased from $1,500 to $2,000 per year.

• Manning & Safety: Added 7 hours straight pay per week for K9 Officers to care for and house their K9.

• Health Care: Employer has the option to provide immediate health care benefits to new hires.

• Bargaining Team: Officer Tyler Depottey and Officer Kirt Bierlein aided by POLC Labor Representative Chris Hild.

Genesee County 911 Supervisors

New three-year agreement expires Sept. 30, 2025.

• Wages:

5.95% overall top increase effective Oct. 11, 2022.

*Prior 9-step pay scale was reduced to 4-step pay scale with wages increased to $31-$34 per hour. The top out after 5 years seniority is a 5.95% increase, which is $34 per hour or $70,720 annually.

• Fringe Benefits: Regular, Full-Time Employees who are not scheduled to work on a Holiday, will be paid 12 hours of straight-time pay. Juneteenth was added as a paid Holiday for a total of 13 paid Holidays.

• Manning & Safety: Employees working 12-hour shifts will receive a 1-1/4-hour break during their shift.

• Bargaining Team: Jake Reitano and Maria Mcguckin aided by POLC Labor Representative Chris Hild.

Grand Blanc Township Command

New three-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2025.

• Wages:

5% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023.

4% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2025.

*Each Employee will be paid a lump sum of $4,500 in Occupational Hazard Pay as soon as feasible in 2023. On the first year anniversary of the Hazard Payment, each Employee will receive an additional $1,500 in 2024.

• Fringe Benefits: Mileage payout for court appearances and training increased significantly. Employees formerly received $.10 (10 cents) per mile for use of their personal vehicle for work travel. Now they are paid the IRS mileage rate (which fluctuates, but was $.625 or 62.5 cents in Dec. 2022). Detective Sergeants Clothing Allowance increased from $600 to $800 per year. Court Time compensation for off-duty Employees called in for court appearances was combined to provide the higher benefit to all Employees. Previously, Employees were paid 3 hours of straight time for courts that were closer and 4 hours of straight time for courts located farther away. Now the minimum for all court appearances is 4 hours of straight time pay with OT for all additional hours.

The 2-Tier Longevity Pay, which had a lower rate for those hired after Jan. 1, 2010, was changed to a single tier with the higher rate for all Employees. Now every new and existing Employee receives the following annual Longevity Pay:

• 6-7 years of agency service = $500

• 8-9 years of agency service = $1,200

• 10-plus years of agency service = $2,400

• Manning & Safety: Sergeants on duty for the weekends or Holidays will be paid an additional 5 hours of straight time. This increased from the prior additional 4-1/2 hours of straight time compensation.

• Retirement: The two sides are in further negotiations over future pension plans.

• Bargaining Team: Sgt. Todd Gilbert and Sgt. Scott Theede aided by POLC Labor Representative Chris Hild.

Lapeer County Sheriff’s Command

Wage Re-opener & New two-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2025.

• Wage Re-opener:

17.4% increase for Detectives effective Jan. 1, 2023. Starting pay: $27.11 per hour; Max. @ 4 years: $36.01 per hour.

43% increase for Sergeants effective Jan. 1, 2023. Starting pay: $33.03 per hour; Max. @ 4 years: $43.87 per hour.

44% increase for Lieutenants effective Jan. 1, 2023. Starting pay: $36.20 per hour; Max. @ 4 years: $48.07 per hour.

• Two-year contract extension:

2% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024.

2% increase effective Jan. 1, 2025.

*POLC negotiated this contract a year early, following a wage study by the Employer. The group’s original contract was set to expire Dec. 31, 2023. POLC negotiated wage increases for an additional two years.

• Health Care: Employer is opting out of PA 152 for 2023 only. Employees’ contributions for 2023 set at 2022 hard cap rate. The Employer will return to the state adopted hard cap rates in 2024 and 2025.

• Bargaining Team: Det. Sgt. Jason Parks and Sgt. Jeremy Herfert aided by POLC Labor Representative Chris Hild.

City of Orchard Lake Employees

New three-year agreement expires Dec. 31, 2025.

• Wages:

6% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023 for DPW Foreman.

3.5% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023 for DPW Employees.

15% increase effective Jan. 1, 2023 for Clerical and Assistant City Clerk/IT Specialist.

4% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024 for DPW Foreman.

3% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024 for DPW Employees.

3.5% increase effective Jan. 1, 2024 for Clerical and Assistant City Clerk/IT Specialist.

2.5% increase effective Jan. 1, 2025 for all Unit Employees.

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