During a press conference, members of the Bell Police Officers Association showed a picture of Lt. Ty Henshaw's face superimposed onto a rotten apple. They also showed an e-mail Rizzo sent to city administrators asking them to boost Henshaw's monthly salary to $10,500.
Read More →If voters approve the March 8 measure, the city is estimated to save $152 million over 10 years by requiring new hires to work longer and pay more into retirement and health care systems than current workers.
Read More →As city leaders of Bell increased their own retirement benefits to record levels, they were also reducing pension benefits for new officers, including pushing back eligibility from 50 to 55 years old.
Read More →New Jersey is rivaled only by California at $78,460, according to federal statistics. Illinois trails in third with $69,900. New York is ninth at $60,620, Connecticut 10th at $60,490, and Pennsylvania 19th at $54,140.
Read More →The city violated a state law by paying recruits for a flat 40 hours per week regardless of how many hours they worked. The city will need to make it up with retroactive overtime pay.
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