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Members of the public participated in a special Louisville Metro meeting, giving their feed back on the proposed River City FOP officers and sergeants contract.
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The salary increases are an effort to retain and bring new and more experienced officers to the department.
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River City FOP said Monday that its members "soundly" voted down a tentative contract agreement for Louisville's police officers and sergeants.
The proposal includes a 9% pay raise in 2022, which would be the largest single-year increase in the police department's history.
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Released to the public Thursday night, members of the River City FOP still need to vote on its details before it heads to Metro Council for review.
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The contracts approved by Mayor Greg Fischer and the River City FOP head must be ratified by police union members and the Metro Council.
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‘I understand that words matter, facts matter, and the incredibly sensitive nature of this incident,’ Erika Shields wrote in an email to officers. ‘I am grateful for the candor of the officers and am committed to getting it right as I move forward.’
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Louisville's police union had argued that the short-term extension, which increases officers' starting salaries, was valid when Mayor Greg Fischer and the FOP signed it October 2.
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Louisville police union says proposed raise for officers will help, but not solve retention problems
Local starting salaries would rise to $45,000, up $10,000, under an agreement Mayor Greg Fischer has reached with the local police union.
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Higher pay and better benefits are all on the table in a new contract for Louisville Metro Police officers after the city and police union strike a deal. This comes after nearly 150 officers quit the department this year.