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From the proposed FY12-13 Pay Plan Recommendation...

The purpose of this memo is to provide you with the FY12-13 pay plan recommendations formulated by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #9 Fair Compensation Committee. The recommendations were a result of numerous discussions and meetings with our members and personnel and warrant your consideration.

The mission of the Fair Compensation Committee is to provide CMPD Officer’s and Sergeant’s a voice to discuss and recommend issues to our leadership involving pay and benefits. As in the past, pay and benefits stand at the core of our mission. Crime has significantly declined from 2007 to 2011. There are a number of reasons for this which ultimately is a direct reflection of our leadership. From this reduction, we believe that the City has attracted a number of organizations and events to stimulate our economy and community.

The City of Charlotte is hosting the Democratic National Convention later this year. This is possibly one of the largest events that the City has or ever will have the opportunity to host. Because of this event, we believe that there is going to be a tremendous amount of strain placed on our personnel and resources. The police are going to be the department that faces the most criticism when dealing with hostile situations from this event. We hope as City leaders that you reward the officers and sergeants with the recommendations to follow in this memorandum.

In the past, the City has anticipated a deficit within the general fund for the upcoming years. We have also been informed that the overall economy, though rebounding, is still recovering which is still putting a strain on local governments.

Last year, the Fair Compensation Committee obtained the services of an outside agency to conduct a “high level” review of the audited financial statements and other financial information available for the City. We believe that the information obtained in that study is relevant for this year and further promotes our position on the matter. Even though we were not allowed to give Council our complete report last year, it is still available for your review. From this review, it was determined that the City is in sound financial shape and the situation may not be as dire as publicized.

There is continual retrieval of information being obtained through the city by the Fair Compensation Committee to verify the information obtained in our report. This information is not only being reviewed by the Committee, but also by the accountants that conducted the original analysis. more...