Bellone trims cops pact's duration
Photo credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas | A file photo of Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. (April 18, 2012)
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said late Monday that he's shortened the duration of his contract agreement with the Police Benevolent Association -- guaranteeing officers four fewer years of raises.
If approved by both lawmakers and union members, the new tentative pact between the county and PBA would grant officers' salary increases through 2016, giving the highest-paid officers...
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