NLV: Renegotiation with police nearly complete

Lisa Snedeker

Friday, May 21, 1999 | 11:09 a.m.

North Las Vegas officials are close to negotiating the remainder of a four-year contract with the North Las Vegas Police Officers Association.

Police and detention officers in April received a 6.5 percent pay and benefit increase covering the current fiscal year that ends on June 30. The raise was approved unanimously by the City Council as part of a four-year contract that covers 280 officers. What remains to be negotiated are the wages and benefits -- including longevity pay, medical insurance, and uniform allowances -- for the next three years.

A number of police officers confirmed that union members ratified the non-supervisory contract on Wednesday, but the supervisory contract was rejected. For the first time in the city's history, the police contract was broken in two -- one for rank-and-file officers and one for supervisors.

City Manager Pat Importuna said that it takes two parties -- the city and the police association -- to agree on the contract.

"We're close (to agreeing on a contract), but we are still negotiating," he said Thursday.

Union president Dave Galyen was not available for comment.

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