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The city of Syracuse and the local police union will move forward with an agreement to impose residency requirements for newly hired officers and increase the Syracuse Police Department’s budget.
The city and the Syracuse Police Benevolent Association reached the agreement in 2019, but the Common Council rejected it due to its cost. The two parties are taking the contract to an arbitration hearing May 25, where city and union representatives will present their case to a third party who will determine the terms of the contract, which will last two years.
The tentative agreement would require new officers to live in the city for at least five years and will increase the police budget by $15 million over four years to include bonus payments for some officers.