Post-Tribune

Merrillvil­le town employees to get first raises in six years

- BY KAREN CAFFARINI Post-Tribune correspond­ent

MERRILLVIL­LE — All town employees will receive raises each year through 2016 — their first raises in six years, not counting a $500 stipend received a few months ago.

In other action last week, the council unanimousl­y approved a new contract with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 168 in which the 50 police officers will receive a $10,000 pay hike over three years.

The police officers will get $6,000 of that amount this year, a $2,000 increase in 2015 and another $2,000 raise in 2016.

A patrolman now makes $45,594 a year, or about $21.92 an hour.

Also under the new contract, officers’ longevity pay will be increased from 20 to 30 years.

FOP president Curtis Minchuk said the town’s offer was unanimousl­y approved by the police officers.

“I’m glad we could come to terms with the council. We asked for $10,000 and that’s what we received,” Minchuk said. “It’s been helpful in boosting mo- rale among the officers.”

The FOP had asked for the full $10,000 raise this year.

The council at Tuesday’s meeting also approved a $6,000 total pay raise over three years for all other full-time town employees and an hourly increase for part-time employees.

The full-time employees will receive $3,000 this year, $2,000 in 2015 and $1,000 in 2016.

Councilman Shawn Pettit, D-6th, pointed out the council did not give itself a raise.

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