Belleville City Council approves new police union contract

At its regular meeting on May 16, the Belleville City Council approved a new, 3.5-year union contract with police department employees that gives them a 2% raise retroactive to July 1, 2015.
This contract with the local unit of the Police Officers Association of Michigan expires in December 2018.
City Manager Diana Kollmeyer said the contract also includes a new pension plan for new hires with lesser defined benefits. Language about Reserve training also is included.
The hard cap on health care now includes retirees. She said until now, retirees Carl Arnett and Joe Arrick did not pay anything for health care.