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Long Beach, PBA finalize new contract that the city was cognizant of, that we needed to stop to try to make sure that we secured the The City of Long Beach and members of our police departthe Patrolmen’s Benevolent ment.” PBA members have not seen Association have finalized a collective bargaining agreement a pay increase since 2014. The agreement, which runs after negotiations that lasted through June 30, 2029, includes more than two years. salary increases of The agreement, the first new con3 percent beginning tract in over two this year. And in decades, was lieu of retroactive detailed, and pay dating back to approved, at the 2017, when the preCity Council meetvious ag reement ing on Sept. 26. The expired, PBA memprevious contract bers will also between the city receive a 16 percent and its police uncompounded department dated raise. back to 2003. The agreement “The Long Beach emphasizes a new Police Department strategy for staff was steadily falling management, and a behind other agen- RoN WAlSh significant reducPolice Commissioner cies, and was one of tion in overtime the lowest-paid expenses. By transipolice departments tioning from in what’s called a municipal 10-hour to 12-hour work shifts police council here in Nassau and cutting down on overlapCounty,” Police Commissioner ping hours, it ensures heightRon Walsh — who is also the ened police presence at the most acting city manager — said at important times of the day. the meeting. “And it was start“It’s a great managerial tool ing to cause us to have issues for the city as well,” Walsh said, with people leaving our job as estimating that the new schedwell. That was one of the things Continued on page 14
By ANGElINA ZINGARIEllo
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Walking together to prevent suicide Held on the Long Beach boardwalk, ‘Let’s Walk, Let’s Talk ... Stepping Together to Prevent Suicide’ unites those impacted by suicide. Community members Elaine Fenick and her niece, Cailey Bruno, were two of many that took part in the annual walk last Sunday.
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hat was one of the things that the city was cognizant of . . . that we secured the members of our police department.