Friday, August 10, 2012
Changes to the Horsham Township Police Department's pension plan stemmed from a binding decision issued in May.
The Horsham Township Council formalized an arbitrated change to the township’s police pension this week. Under the ordinance that the governing body adopted on Wednesday, the 36 uniformed officers that comprise the Horsham Township Police Department would have their pension plans switched to a Deferred Retirement Option Plan, based on the American Arbitration Association’s decision in May. Prior to holding a public hearing – which generated no comments or questions – Council President Mark McCouch said that the new plan allows police to continue participating for up to three years after they are eligible to retire. Besides changes to the police department’s pension, the arbitrators awarded retroactive pay increases of 3 percent for 2011 …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The township council is required to make adjustments based on an arbitrator's decision.
The Horsham Township Council this week introduced an ordinance to amend the police pension plan following the recent settlement of the police department’s expired contract. As introduced, the ordinance would alter the Police Pension Plan to a Deferred Retirement Option Plan, based on last month’s decision from the American Arbitration Association. The council set Aug. 8 at 7:45 p.m. as the time for a public hearing. Adoption of the ordinance could follow that night. Besides changes to the police department’s existing pension, the arbitrators awarded the department's 36 uniformed officers with retroactive pay increases of 3 percent for 2011 and 3.25 percent for 2012. In 2013 salary boosts of 3.5 percent would take effect and police would …
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The governing body intends to maintain the current 1 mill tax rate.
Figuring in additional expenses related to a new contract for the Horsham Township Police is the last hurdle to finalizing the municipality’s roughly $13.5 million spending plan, an official said. The police department’s contract expired in December 2010 and officials, unable to come to a resolution, sought out arbitration. A hearing was held in June and Horsham Township Manager Bill Walker said the township is waiting on a written decision, which will be binding. “It can take some time. Upper Moreland had a hearing in February and a got a decision on Nov. 14,” Walker said. “I’m hoping we get it before we have to approve the budget in case we have to make adjustments.” The township council is slated to consider adoption of the budget – …
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