Overview
- The agreement, ratified by the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association on Oct. 29, covers July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 and carries an estimated one-year cost of $6.7 million.
- Officers receive a 2% wage increase and a 1% boost to the hazardous-duty differential under the deal.
- Patrol officers must wear name tags on duty, a change the mayor’s office frames as a trust-building measure with residents.
- The pact overhauls patrol officer evaluations to support the department’s pursuit of CALEA accreditation and raises Field Training Officer pay from $10 to $40 per week.
- Operational and benefit changes include free access to department gyms with up to 30 minutes of on-shift workout time, adjustments to detail and overtime assignment processes, added vacation availability, and expanded sick-time buyback at retirement.