Broome County Broome County Plan for Urban Plan for Urban

Core Police Core Police ConsolidationConsolidation

June 2006June 2006

Current Police Agencies in Current Police Agencies in Broome CountyBroome County

Non-Urban CoreNon-Urban Core New York State PoliceNew York State Police Broome County Sheriff Road PatrolBroome County Sheriff Road Patrol Deposit PoliceDeposit Police

Urban CoreUrban Core City of Binghamton PoliceCity of Binghamton Police Johnson City PoliceJohnson City Police Vestal PoliceVestal Police Endicott PoliceEndicott Police Port Dickinson Police Port Dickinson Police

Possible CombinationsPossible Combinations Fold into the State PoliceFold into the State Police Metropolitan agencies combine with BC Metropolitan agencies combine with BC

Sheriff’s Road PatrolSheriff’s Road Patrol Create a new Broome County Metro Police Create a new Broome County Metro Police

(separate from NYS Troopers and BC Road (separate from NYS Troopers and BC Road Patrol) which reports to the County Patrol) which reports to the County Executive or the SheriffExecutive or the Sheriff

Johnson City, Endicott and\or Vestal police Johnson City, Endicott and\or Vestal police consolidateconsolidate

Binghamton and Port Dickinson police Binghamton and Port Dickinson police consolidateconsolidate

Any combination of Binghamton, , Johnson Any combination of Binghamton, , Johnson City, Endicott, Vestal and/or Port DickinsonCity, Endicott, Vestal and/or Port Dickinson

Preferred OptionPreferred Option

Metro Police Consolidated and Metro Police Consolidated and reporting to the Undersheriff (new reporting to the Undersheriff (new Civil Service requirements equal Civil Service requirements equal to a Police Chief ) and the Sheriffto a Police Chief ) and the Sheriff

The Undersheriff and the Sheriff The Undersheriff and the Sheriff will have parity with (will have parity with (§207M) §207M) municipal police chief’s salary and municipal police chief’s salary and benefits.benefits.

2006 – 2011 Urban Core Police 2006 – 2011 Urban Core Police BudgetsBudgets

Bing JC Endicott VestalPort

Dickinson Metro Total

2006 12,309,762$ 3,716,407$ 3,474,063$ 3,338,140$ 336,398$ 23,174,770.00$

2007 12,679,054$ 3,827,899$ 3,578,285$ 3,438,284$ 346,490$ 23,870,012.00

2008 13,059,425$ 3,942,736$ 3,685,633$ 3,541,433$ 356,885$ 24,586,112.00

2009 13,451,207$ 4,061,018$ 3,796,202$ 3,647,676$ 367,591$ 25,323,694.00

2010 13,854,743$ 4,182,849$ 3,910,088$ 3,757,106$ 378,619$ 26,083,405.00

2011 14,270,385$ 4,308,334$ 4,027,391$ 3,869,819$ 389,977$ 26,865,906.00

Total 2007 - 2011 67,314,814$ 20,322,836$ 18,997,599$ 18,254,318$ 2,175,960$ 149,903,899.00$

Freeze at 2007 63,395,270$ 19,139,495$ 17,891,425$ 17,191,420$ 1,732,450$ 119,350,060.00$

Estimated Savings 3,919,544$ 1,183,341$ 1,106,174$ 1,062,898$ 443,510$ 7,715,467.00$

2006 Sworn Officers2006 Sworn Officers

Bing JC Endicott Vestal *Port

Dickinson Metro Total

Population 2000 Census

47,380 15,535 13,038 20,235 1,697 97,885

Officers 148 42 35 37 4 266

Population per Officer

320 370 373 547 424 368

* Vestal population does not include Binghamton University students living on campus

Officers Eligible to RetireOfficers Eligible to RetireBing JC Endicott Vestal

Port Dickinson

Metro Total

2007 56 9 5 13 0 83

2008 4 1 4 0 0 9

2009 6 3 2 1 0 12

2010 0 2 2 0 0 4

2011 0 1 2 0 0 3

Attrition Through Attrition Through RetirementRetirement

12.5% of the Officers eligible to retire are 12.5% of the Officers eligible to retire are likely to retirelikely to retireCalculation Total Metro Staff

2006 Base Year 266

2007 266-[.125*83]=10 256

2008 256-[.125*(73+9)]=10 246

2009 246-[.125*(63+12)]=9 237

2010 237-[.125*(54+4)]=7 230

2011 230-[.125*(47+3)]=6 224

2006 Staff Titles2006 Staff Titles

Bing JC Endicott VestalPort

DickinsonMetro Total

Chief1 1 1 1 1 5

Assistant Chief2 0 0 0 0 2

Captain5 1 1 1 0 8

Lieutenant5 4 4 2 0 15

Sergeant19 5 5 5 1 35

Officer 116 31 24 28 2 201

Total 148 42 35 37 4 266

Possible Metro Staff Titles Possible Metro Staff Titles 2011 2011 ((achieved through attrition achieved through attrition

retirement)retirement)TitleTitle 20062006 20112011

Under SheriffUnder Sheriff 11 11

ChiefChief 55 22

Assistant ChiefAssistant Chief 22 00

CaptainCaptain 88 22

LieutenantLieutenant 1515 66

SergeantSergeant 3535 1010

OfficersOfficers 201201 199199

TotalTotal 267267 220220

ProposalProposal

1.1. The County of Broome will The County of Broome will enter into a five year inter-enter into a five year inter-municipal agreement with any municipal agreement with any or all local governments:or all local governments:

BinghamtonBinghamton Johnson CityJohnson City EndicottEndicott VestalVestal Port DickinsonPort Dickinson

Proposal ContinuedProposal Continued2.2. Police services will be provided to Police services will be provided to

each government for five years: each government for five years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 for a 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 for a chargeback of the estimated 2007 chargeback of the estimated 2007 budgets for each municipality’s budgets for each municipality’s police budget. Service will be police budget. Service will be provided by a new division of the provided by a new division of the Sheriff’s Department. Headed by Sheriff’s Department. Headed by an Under Sheriff (new Civil Service an Under Sheriff (new Civil Service requirements equivalent to a Chief).requirements equivalent to a Chief).

Proposal ContinuedProposal Continued

3.3. Staff that retire during the 5 Staff that retire during the 5 year agreement will not be year agreement will not be replaced until the targeted replaced until the targeted 15% reduction is achieved 15% reduction is achieved through attrition.through attrition.

Proposal ContinuedProposal Continued

4.4. Retiree benefits for individuals Retiree benefits for individuals who retire before inter-who retire before inter-municipal agreements are municipal agreements are approved by the Legislature approved by the Legislature and the appropriate local and the appropriate local legislative body will remain the legislative body will remain the responsibility of the respective responsibility of the respective local governments.local governments.

Proposal ContinuedProposal Continued

5.5. §§207C benefits from incidents pre-207C benefits from incidents pre-executed inter-municipal agreement executed inter-municipal agreement will remain the responsibility of the will remain the responsibility of the

respective municipality. respective municipality. §§207C 207C benefits established from incidents benefits established from incidents post-inter-municipal agreement will be post-inter-municipal agreement will be the responsibility of Broome County.the responsibility of Broome County.

6.6. All bargaining unit agreements will be All bargaining unit agreements will be honored for current police personnel.honored for current police personnel.

Proposal ContinuedProposal Continued

7.7. New employees of the New employees of the Metropolitan Police Force Metropolitan Police Force will be represented by a new will be represented by a new Police Benevolent Police Benevolent Association separate from Association separate from the Road Patrol Deputy the Road Patrol Deputy organization.organization.

Proposal ContinuedProposal Continued

8.8. Bargaining units may Bargaining units may consolidate under consolidate under regulations set forth by the regulations set forth by the Taylor LawTaylor Law

Benefits to the TaxpayerBenefits to the Taxpayer Cost reductions for police services Cost reductions for police services

of 15% over a 5 year period.of 15% over a 5 year period. The number of police officers on the The number of police officers on the

street in the Urban Core of Broome street in the Urban Core of Broome County will remain the sameCounty will remain the same

15% reduction of staff through 15% reduction of staff through attrition in the middle and upper attrition in the middle and upper management positions.management positions.

Rural areas will continue to receive Rural areas will continue to receive the same Sheriff’s Road Patrol and the same Sheriff’s Road Patrol and State Police service with cost not State Police service with cost not affected by the Broome County affected by the Broome County Metropolitan PoliceMetropolitan Police

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