The Middletown police union has a new three-year contract. Most members of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers-Middletown Local 534 will receive around 3 percent pay raises next year in return for concessions on health care and other benefits, according to the deal approved Thursday. Town Administrator Gerald S. Kempen said the deal was a good one for the town and union because it will help save money and guarantees a quality compromise for both sides. The Town Council ratified the new deal Thursday night, with police union members voting on the matter earlier in the day. "Above almost everything, it characterizes the partnership between the town and the police union," Kempen said. "We created and found common ground and, for the first time in the town's history, from what I'm told, both the police and fire contracts were settled before they expired." "It was a pleasure to work with both police and fire," council President Paul M. Rodrigues said. "From everything we heard from Gerry, they were both willing to work with us and very realistic about what they were asking for and I know everyone appreciates that." The former three-year deal between the town and 36-member police union was set to expire today. Kempen said as part of the new contract not all patrol officers will get a raise in fiscal 2008. Instead, a fourth step was added to their pay scale so they have more earning potential down the line. All others are set to earn 3.5 percent raises in 2007-08. He said all police union members would receive 3.25 percent raises in fiscal 2009 and 3 percent wage hikes in fiscal 2010. Because physical fitness is such an important component of being a police officer, Kempen said the town added a $50 annual bonus to those on the force who pass a five-step test. The test is voluntary, he said, and includes a timed run, sit-ups and pull-ups. "It seemed like a really good idea, because other than when you're hired, there's no other physical agility test as a police officer," Kempen said. "Both the town and the union agreed this was an important component to our discussions." In return, Kempen said the union agreed to rework several portions of the contract concerning benefits, including increasing the cost of many co-pays for different services such as emergency room visits, which rises from $25 to $100, or urgent care, $10 to $50. A week and a half ago, the town and fire union agreed on a new contract, one that had similar concessions. The Town Hall union contract is set to expire today. Those talks are headed before independent Westerly mediator Mario Celico, with the first meeting scheduled for Thursday at Town Hall.
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