LMPD agrees to new contract with city’s police union eying transparency and discipline

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro Government and the River City Fraternal Order of Police have reached a tentative deal for the next four years pending approval form metro council.

The new deal includes a total of 22% in raises broken up over the course the four-year contract: a seven percent raise in the first year and five percent in each of the following years.

The agreement, which actually consists of two different contracts for different members of LMPD, will also include some back pay.

As of Wednesday, the department was 260 officers short. There’s hope from LMPD that the new agreement not only draws more officers in, but it keeps them from leaving while also holding officers more accountable.

“We are truly committed to investigating those officers who commit infractions,” said Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, “and do it in a thorough way that the community can have trust and faith enough that we are addressing a concern and issue. That’s accountability.”

The new agreement would also include a change in record keeping that would require supervisors to take regular notes on an officer’s performance or conduct. It was previously optional.

These notes could be accessed during an investigation.

Metro Council will have to approve the contracts before they take effect.

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