It is also unclear whether officers will be required to disclose whether they work a second job and how many hours they worked. Andre Vasquez, 40th, noted the proposed contract includes several statements of values, such as language stating that officers who are whistleblowers about misconduct are acting in the highest standards of the profession. He served as a Police Sergeant and as a Detective in Pennsylvania. More controversial disciplinary changes must still be negotiated and are likely to end up in arbitration. Eliminating a requirement that disciplinary records older than five years be destroyed. This proposed contract acknowledges the valuable contributions that Chicago police officers make to neighborhoods all across the city, Lightfoot said in a statement. I know it was OK to use to hire police officers. The city will be moving forward with negotiations with the police union on additional reforms. Police officers in Chicago have been working without a contract for four years. Advocates of defunding the police were outraged at the size of the package, WBEZ reported. September 15, 2021 by POL Staff . CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) September 15, 2021 The City Council voted to approve a collective bargaining agreement with the Chicago Police Department's 1,2000 rank-and-file employees, bringing an end to a four-year stalemate in negotiations. CHICAGO, IL The Council approved a $600 million contract on Tuesday with the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, including 20% raises for Chicago police officers who worked for years without one. Police Records & Procedures | Chicago Police Department Police Records & Procedures Home > Inside CPD > Police Records & Procedures The Records Customer Service Section is located at 3510 South Michigan Avenue. hb```c``d`e`P ,@9VNp*(eP&)UK P&Hu400[ Yp@ , X," !qj 5'kC.s/'10 Carlos Ramirez-Rosa(35th),Ald. Read The Daily Lines full coverage of Tuesdays City Council meeting here. Maria Hadden (49th). 0000083576 00000 n A third suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of one Chicago Police officer and non-fatal shooting of another earlier in August, with officials identifying the officer that was killed while conducting a traffic stop. Aldermen in a 40-8 vote approved the eight-year, $600 million contract with the Fraternal Order of Police, which codifies policy changes including a ban on the destruction of disciplinary records and a prohibition on officers changing testimony after reviewing an incident video. A change in state law cleared the path for anonymous complaints against officers. View the reports and statistics listed below on the Chicago Police Department web site. So we feel prepared to manage the expense that will be incurred. And we will be putting these negotiations into the hands of an arbitrator who makes decisions without consulting this body., Chicagos New Police Union Contract, Explained | WBEZ Chicago https://t.co/FrGEGVHRiY, AlwaysVernie (@AlwaysVernie) September 18, 2021. This is a reasonable deal for the taxpayers of the city, Lightfoot said. 0000013179 00000 n As for where the rest of the money will come from, Catanzara said its not his problem. Just over half of that total pay increase, or 10.5%, is retroactive through 2021, and the remaining 9.5% of salary increases will occur over the next four years. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. 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When the comment period closes, CPD will then review and consider your comments before finalizing the policy and placing the directive in effect. More recently, she was an internationally-syndicated columnist for Conde Nast (BRIDES), The Huffington Post, and Monsters and Critics. Its important that officers dont come to work tired from another job, since they need to be sharp to make split-second decisions, Rodriguez said. By Richard Garcia. Two suspects have been charged, and a third is not charged due to lacking evidence, regarding the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Chicago Police Officer Ella French and the non-fatal shooting of her partner that occurred on August 7th. The rest of that increase will be postponed until July 1, 2022 to allow members to retire under the current levels: 2.2% at age 55, or 0% for those 60 and over. I know it cant be used for pension obligations. 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Those officers who joined the force after July of 2017 will receive pro-rated compensation, WBEZ reported. Mayor poses question to casino opponents: Do you want your taxes raised? The executive board of the Fraternal Order of Police has overwhelmingly approved a new eight-year contract, setting the stage for a ratification vote by rank-and-file Chicago police officers in line for a 20% pay raise, more than half of it retroactive. Its also permitting someone to not disclose their identity if they dont want to, he said. If this contract is voted down, we will be facing an unprecedented situation in the history of our city. Scott A. Davis is a 28-year veteran of law enforcement. The Hawks barely avoided being shut out in a 4-1 defeat Tuesday. "I think we need to get all of the protections . It is unfortunate that when we came into office, this contract was already expired by two years, and then it took another two years to get this done, the mayor said. Going forward, that pay will be available after 18 months, instead of 42. This was previously an expectation but not explicitly written in the collective bargaining agreement. One of the two Morgan brothers were shot during the incident and was last stated as being stable after being transported to the Christ Hospital. Members of the City Council who opposed passage of the collective bargaining agreement called for additional accountability measures such as requiring officers to disclose secondary employment and capping the number of hours of secondary employment, as well as requiring officers to provide a statement within 24 hours of a shooting. Thats how long police officers have been waiting for a pay raise during what was the longest labor stalemate in Chicago history. Police Reports. Maria Hadden(49th). Mayor Lori Lightfoot already has set aside about $100 million in the 2021 budget to help finance the retroactive raises, and according to published reports the city will refinance existing debt to cover the remaining cost. Indiana Man Charged With Scheming to Straw Purchase Firearm Allegedly Used To Shoot Two #ChicagoPolice Officers, One Fatally https://t.co/iAtdnxwqzN, Tom Ahern (@TomAhernCPD) August 9, 2021. 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1540 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 443-1975 NRM-12834IL-CH.1 (11/14) November 2014 . 1. The agreement also addresses how to deal with a new state law that allows anonymous complaints against cops and no longer requires complainants to sign affidavits attesting to the accuracy of their statements. Rod Sawyer, former chair of the City Councils Black Caucus, stood up to defend the compromise. The following are the annual base salary increases: The City of Chicago estimates the agreement will cost $600 million over the entire eight-year term, with $377.6 million of that retroactive from 2017 through 2021. Here's What to Know, Here's What Chicago's Top 3 Mayoral Candidates Said on Election Night, Election Results: See How All 50 Wards Voted in Chicago's Aldermanic Elections, Paul Vallas vs. Brandon Johnson: A First Look at the April Chicago Mayoral Runoff. Lightfoots 2021 budget included just $100 million for that purpose. It also called for adjusted compensation for officers who joined the force after the expiration of the last contract. One provision will require officers to file paperwork each time they point a gun at someone, even if they dont fire. Rank-and-file police officers will be asked to absorb half the increase in health care contributions imposed on police sergeants and Chicago firefighters and paramedics. By mail: Addressed to: Chicago Police Department Records Inquiry and Customer Service Section, Unit 163 3510 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60653. Chicago Police Department website All Emergencies: CALL 911 (TTY 911) Anti-Gun Enforcement Telephone: 877.CPD.GUNS (877.273.4867) Bomb & Arson Hotline Telephone: 773.533.FIRE (773.533.3473) CAPS Implementation Office Telephone: 312.745.5900 Drug Hotline Telephone: 800.CRACK44 (800.272.2544); TTY: 312.747.3673 They have $900 million from the federal government, at least, out of $2 billion that were getting. FOP President John Catanzara pegged the cost of the retroactive pay raise at $600 million. 0000098456 00000 n ;YHdQ +n(5G;#:|Zz-iC?V*Jq%NX~jRteDN:`8HvND^#rVGo/Fwb/%z-:aO }*> !Hp:mz"g4lS5q,Jh^w$hODjc]\}}WNQDh1)WQ;zdD7[l)u^--$' :oO tu3FCye1)tK5%EE+Ih\U09&t@\^#&Q1Z_TT0tpKN4*+\g?1_@ There are some police reforms built into the new contract. 0000001301 00000 n As the settlement goes before the full City Council for. Retroactive to 2017 and ending in 2025, the proposed deal must be ratified by police officers and the Chicago City Council before it takes effect. The police officers were expressing their deep and growing frustration with the Mayor which is clearly at a boiling point. All the latest Law Enforcement Today news, updates and alerts delivered straight to your phone or inbox. The NBA doesnt even consider it playoffs, and the Bulls shouldnt view qualifying as an accomplishment. Get more in-depth, daily coverage of Chicago politics at The Daily Line. Op/Ed: Police Stops Are Dangerous. The City and the FOP are continuing to negotiate over additional accountability and operational proposals that were not part of this approved contract. The new contract includes an immediate 10.5 percent pay raise for officers to cover the past four years, WBEZ reported. 0000014624 00000 n Critics of the Chicago Police Department contend both of those provisions have been used by officers to uphold a code of silence that prevents officers guilty of misconduct from being disciplined. Among those reforms, according to the city: Ending the 40-year ban on the investigation of anonymous complaints about police misconduct and expediting the override process that paves the way for those complaints. Byron Sigcho-Lopez(25th),Ald. He said many of the reforms that the Black Caucus identified in a resolution following the police murder of Laquan McDonald have been included and that additional reforms could be negotiated later: And its true that the police do stand a benefit. With so much stuff happening in the world on social media, its easy for things to get lost. If the raise took effect with four days to go in the pay period, that means four days of pay (using eight hours per day based on a hour workweek) need to be accounted for in the retro adjustment. If you check our budget, weve been tucking money away for this, little by little, every year. The contract does little to nothing to ensure that there is accountability when false statements are made by officers accused of misconduct, he said, or that they provide accurate statements within 24 hours. Retroactive paychecks will range from $18,000 to $36,000, depending on seniority and retroactive overtime pay that will add as much as 20% to that amount; and back duty availability pay that means up to $7,600 per officer. Lightfoot added that it is important that the hard-working men and women of the Chicago Police Department are going to get the back-pay that they have earned and are entitled to.. Officers have been working without a raise since their prior contract expired in 2017, WBEZ reported. The new contract replaces the most recent collective bargaining agreement for police officers that expired on June 30, 2017. The new pact with the FOP, which expires in 2025, includes more than $360 million in retroactive pay raises for officers who waited since 2017 for a new contract. In other business on Tuesday, aldermen also approved: First published on September 14, 2021 / 4:22 PM. Other changes to police disciplinary procedures are still being negotiated with the FOP, and could ultimately go to binding arbitration. And we can give you more details later, the mayor told reporters after an unrelated afternoon news conference. And North Side Ald. Managing Editor - Twitter/@SandyMalone_ - Prior to joining The Police Tribune, Sandy wrote the Politics.Net column for the Wall Street Journal and was managing editor of Campaigns & Elections magazine. The retroactive and prospective raises combined boost officer pay about 20 percent. I think we need to get all of the protections that we're looking for, all of the reforms we're looking for," said Ald. The third suspect, who was only identified as a female passenger inside of the vehicle with the two suspects during the incident on August 7th, has not been charged due to officials citing lacking evidence of criminal culpability in the shooting of the officers. Jim Franczek, the citys longtime chief labor negotiator, acknowledged the city did not get the requirement it sought compelling officers to disclose secondary employment or hours worked at those second jobs. Under the new contract, the city can investigate citizen complaints without a sworn affidavit from the person who complained, WBEZ reported. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10th) pushed back on the suggestion from some colleagues that the City Council should reject the contract until it includes more reforms, noting the pact is the result of four years of negotiations. Last year alone, under Mayor Lightfoots administration, over 400 police officer positions were cut, and her 2020 budget, proposed an $80 million decrease in funding. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Four years after the city's last contract with the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police expired, the City Council on Tuesday approved a new eight-year contract for rank-and-file officers, giving them a total of 20% in raises over the life of the contract, which also includes a number of police accountability reforms. The contract would also eliminate a requirement to destroy police disciplinary records after five years, in light of an Illinois Supreme Court ruling last year that destroying those documents would violate that states public records law. 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