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Long Island Police Chief Will Get $774,000 Payout After Contract Terminated By Town The agreement calculates 686 unused days at $1,095 per day, plus almost $23,000 in retroactive per diem pay
Published July 28, 2021 •
Updated on July 28, 2021 at 8:04 pm
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A village in the Hamptons will pay its outgoing police chief more than $774,000 for unused sick and vacation time after village officials voted to end his contract.
Southampton Village Police Chief Thomas Cummings contract contained provisions that allowed for the large payout, Newsday reported on Wednesday.
The village board voted on July 20 to end his contract on Sept. 10 and approved the payout. The agreement calculates 686 unused days at $1,095 per day, plus almost $23,000 in retroactive per diem pay. The newspaper obtained the information through public records requests.
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