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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver Announces Signing of New Five Year Collective Bargaining Agreement

Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver along with Sheriff Mike Lewis and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Union’s President Marty Fisher signed the new five year Collective Bargaining Agreement this morning.

It provides for disability benefits for the Deputies, which was a top priority. In addition, it will provide competitive salaries (within the State) including pay increases that will occur over the first 4 years of the Agreement.

New to this Agreement is the introduction of the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), which provides another path to retirement for eligible sworn law enforcement officers.

Executive Bob Culver stated, “The men and women of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office put their lives on the line every day in an increasingly more dangerous world. The county honors their commitment to the safety and well-being of our citizens by offering protection for their families if, God forbid, the worst happens”

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

They already have disability! The state has laws covering every worker. Now the deputies get full pay if injured. Nothing protects us from a fat deputy who has a heart attack on the job! No other county employees get this protection! The people didn't vote on this! Complete bull! Bob just signed something a month ago I read. What happened to 2 yr wait before more negotiation or action? It's obvious that the deputies and Culver will do what ever without the public's best interests in mind. Typical. I guess Marty will be covered when that Salisbury cop shoots him for screwing around with his wife. Long as he's on duty!

Anonymous said...

The democrat cops can THANK a Republican county executive and gov Hogan....)
Also why is Photo op Mike in the picture. .......

Anonymous said...

Marty sleeping with a cops wife.. Shocking
How about the sheriff and the Wboc lady?
How about the captain with the Ennis woman?
They are all screwing everyone!

Anonymous said...

obviously there disability was carp so give it up you anti cop communist

good job culver..

Anonymous said...

Because his time as the PT Sheriff is near end vote for Big J,

Anonymous said...

Lee Stevens for Sheriff, I repeat Lee Stevens for Sheriff

Anonymous said...

hell no.

Anonymous said...

Mike pack ur bags.

Anonymous said...

Let me add how about the Sheriff's main man David Owens beating on his now ex-girlfriend!?!

Anonymous said...

Nobody in Wicomico County can run against Sheriff Lewis and win!!! The job is his as long as he wants it....mark my words there will be no change UNLESS HE SAYS I'M NOT RUNNING!!! Face the facts....

Anonymous said...

The people of wicomico countying voted 10 years ago to allow the deputies to engage in collective bargaining, this was what they were trying to get. It would have cost the taxpayers more money for the cough to fight it than it would to just give it to them. Plus most of this is funded by the deputies themselves. You obviously are not educating yourself on the facts!