Police Contract (Full Description of Benefits)

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• Base salary for a first year Police Officer is $52,946 as of 7/1/08.  Top step salary is
  $66,515 These rates are subject to increase, effective 7/1/09, pending contract settlement. These figures do not include paid benefits.
• Full salary and benefits during entire training period.
• Longevity pay increments begin after five (5) years of service.
• Ten (10) paid vacation days first year of service, increasing to twenty-five (25) days after twenty (20) years of service.
• Fifteen (15) sick leave days first year of service.  Unused sick leave days are cumulative to two hundred (200) days.
• Two (2) paid personal days first year of service.
• Shift differential for evening and midnight tours as well as for weekends.
• All officers receive thirteen and one-half (13.5) paid holidays.
• All uniforms and equipment are supplied by the Department.  A yearly uniform cleaning allotment is provided to each officer.
• Members are eligible for retirement after twenty (20) years of service.  Vested retirement plan after ten (10) years.
• Family dental, optical and medical plans are provided.  (Health Benefit Plan).
• Tuition reimbursement for accredited colleges and universities.
• For complete listing of benefits, see Stamford Police Contract.