Riverhead Town Board voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of a new Police Benevolent Association contract that will be retroactive to the start of this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think over the four years, it turns out to be a 14% increase,\u201d said Councilman Tim Hubbard, a former town police officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe contract was very generous to the PBA,\u201d said Supervisor Yvette Aguiar. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the most favorable on Long Island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bill Rothaar, the town\u2019s financial administrator, said the contract calls for a 6% increase in 2023, followed by three 2.5% increases for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, which adds up to 13.5%. Compounding those numbers, and the 14% increase is accurate, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PBA covers officers and detectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur officers have been doing an exemplary job, and we need them to begin placing strategies in certain areas that we have seen a rising in crime,\u201d Ms. Aguiar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The town has about 88 officers on its police force and it added eight new officers this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think it was a fair contract,\u201d Mr. Hubbard said. As is the case with the recent contract extension of the Civil Service Employees Association, the town\u2019s employees were often paid less than those in other towns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Riverhead PBA president Charles Mauceri could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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