Ossining, Police Agree on New Contract

Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity announced that the village and the Ossining Police Benevolent Association have reached agreement on a new contract.

Police have been working without a contract for more than two years.

Gearity said Ossining police had been the lowest-paid village department in Westchester County. As part of the new contract, salaries have been raised significantly, she said. In turn, members of the union "will be tripling contributions to their healthcare insurance premiums."

"We are gratified to now have a long-term contract that reflects our appreciation for the service of the Ossining Police Department as well as our need to be fiscally responsible for the benefit of the whole community," she wrote.