CLEVELAND, Ohio – The union representing most Cleveland police officers said Thursday that the city has agreed to give officers a 2% raise each of the next two years as part of a tentative agreement to negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement.
The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association said in a letter posted on social media that its members, which includes the department’s rank-and-file officers, will vote on the tentative agreement at a later date that has not been set. City Council must also approve the agreement before it takes effect.
Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer reached out to the CPPA President Jeffrey Follmer for comments and further details surrounding the agreement
Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration confirmed they reached an agreement with the union, but declined to discuss the specifics.
“We have reached a tentative agreement with the Cleveland Police Patrolman’s Association,” city spokeswoman Sarah Johnson said in an email. “We (the city) are honoring the process and letting the union circulate it with their members first before sharing the details publicly.”
If the new contract is approved, officers would receive the equivalent of a 7% raise retroactive to April of this year, plus an additional 2% raise each of the next two years.
In 2023, an officer with five years on the force would earn a base salary of $73,868, and then $75,345 by 2024 under the proposed agreement. A new officer would earn nearly $60,000 by 2023, and $61,123 by 2024.
The rate for a police trainee would also increase if the agreement is approved. Trainees are currently paid $15 per hour until they are sworn in as police officers. That wage would increase to $16 per hour, and then to $16.50 on April 1, 2024, under the proposed agreement.
If passed, the agreement would also allow officers who are members of the Ohio organized militia, which includes the National Guard, Naval Militia and military reserves, or serve in the military to take a paid leave of absence from their patrolmen positions to fulfill those duties. Officers currently must take unpaid leave.
The proposed agreement would also add Juneteenth as a paid holiday, bringing the number of paid holidays to 12.
Under the new agreement, any officer suspended for more than 10 days can appeal the discipline and all disciplinary suspensions shall be administered as eight hours for each day of suspension, the report states.
The previous contract stated that an employee “may” be subject to discipline or termination if they were found to use illegal drugs. Under the new contract, employees will be disciplined or terminated if a drug or alcohol test proved they used illegal drugs or misused alcohol. There are exceptions for employees who test positive for alcohol or those who test positive for prescription drugs.
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Any employee who refuses to submit a drug or alcohol test, adulterates, it or attempts to switch a urine sample will automatically be disciplined under the proposed agreement.
The contract will remain in effect until March 31, 2025 if it is ratified.
“Correction: The 5% equity adjustment and 2% raise are parts of the tentative contract agreement that would be retroactive to April of this year, and have not yet taken place.”
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