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Ithaca PBA President Thomas Condzella.
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PBA President says Metropolis Corridor and Council has despatched a robust message of assist to IPD Officers.
— Thomas Condzella, IPBA President
ITHACA, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Ithaca Police Benevolent Affiliation and the Metropolis of Ithaca, have settled a labor contract that covers the years 2024 by 2026. The settlement, voted on unanimously by each the PBA and the Ithaca Widespread Council earlier this week, contains beneficiant raises and advantages with few concessions requested of the PBA.
Moreover, an on-call listing has been established for Ithaca Police Investigators given an elevated want for across the clock investigative protection and experience. Investigators will now even have a brand new pay scale separate from officers assigned to the patrol division. The brand new pay scale is meant to additional professionalize the title and function of an Ithaca Police Investigator and correctly compensate them for the tough work they do.
In response to the brand new contract, the beginning base pay for an Ithaca Police Officer will instantly enhance from $57,461 to $74,000 on January 1st, 2024, when the settlement takes impact. High base pay for an officer will enhance from $89,885 to $100,122 over the lifetime of the settlement. The charges don’t embrace time beyond regulation, vacation pay, shift differential or longevity.
Ithaca PBA President Tom Condzella mentioned, “This contract is a results of robust collaboration and partnership between the PBA and the Metropolis Administration. It took dedication, mutual respect, and cheap individuals on each side of the desk to get this deal performed. The timing of this settlement additionally coincides properly with the Division’s recruitment efforts. By supporting this settlement, the Mayor, the Widespread Council, and the Metropolis Administration have despatched a robust message of assist to all present and future Ithaca Police Officers. The message is that they worth our service, they’re investing of their police division, in public security and in the way forward for our group.”
Condzella described the advantages and timeliness of the brand new settlement as “historic and unprecedented”. He mentioned, “I’ve by no means seen a successor settlement reached this simply and amicably earlier than the expiration of the present contract. I’m pleased with the ultimate product and of the PBA’s Negotiations Crew. I additionally commend the Mayor, Widespread Council and Metropolis Administration for his or her dedication to getting this performed proper.” Condzella additionally attributed the optimistic final result in negotiations to the continued assist of the Ithaca Public Staff Coalition, the Midstate Central Labor Council, the Central New York Space Labor Federation, the New York State AFL-CIO, the Police Convention of New York, and the New York State Union of Police Associations. He additionally mentioned “The latest pro-labor activism in our group by the Ithaca Public Staff Coalition and others was indubitably a contributing issue to this profitable final result.”
Condzella believes that with the brand new settlement and different incentives being supplied, IPD will begin to pull out of the staffing disaster they’ve been in. He mentioned that as staffing improves, he expects to see officers as soon as once more be capable of proactively deal with crime and different points in the neighborhood versus merely responding to requires service. Condzella additionally hopes that with higher staffing, Ithaca Police Officers will quickly be capable of get out of their vehicles extra usually to raised have interaction with the group. Condzella encourages lateral switch candidates and new recruits to go to www.ipd-transfers.com or www.ipd-recruit.com to study extra in regards to the job of an Ithaca Police Officer and to start out the appliance course of.
Thomas Condzella
Ithaca Police Benevolent Affiliation
information@ithacapba.org
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