INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD and the Indianapolis FOP have reached a tentative deal for new contracts.
Indy FOP President Rich Snyder posted details of the deal online. He said the contract runs four years and focuses on retaining existing IMPD officers. Snyder said the starting salary for IMPD will be one of the best, and that mid-career IMPD officers will have some of the best pay in the state.
Snyder says under this new agreement, the average salary for an IMPD officer would increase by 24% over four years.
“After many months of hard work and good faith negotiations by the FOP and the City of Indianapolis, we have set the stage for the IMPD to first retain the officers we have, compete with surrounding agencies for new officers, and provide better wages and benefits for our officers and their families," Snyder said in a statement. “Our FOP Executive Board UNANIMOUSLY recommends ratification of this contract and we thank Mayor Joe Hogsett and his team for their work to invest in police.”
A vote on the contract is expected to be completed by IMPD Officers on Dec. 5, 2024.
A representative for the city could not confirm the details that Snyder included, but did confirm that a tentative deal had been reached.
The city stressed that several more reviews would be needed before the contract was a "done deal."
IMPD has struggled to fill the department's many vacancies. In September, Chief Chris Bailey told the City-County Council he did not have enough officers, and that staffing was at its lowest level ever.
The Indy FOP has hammered the city on the issue, even buying a billboard before the Indy 500 that read "we can't help, if we're not there."
Snyder has repeatedly said improved officer retention would be a critical part of a solution.
