NSBNEWS.net video by Sera King. The New Smyrna Beach City Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday night to give the police a 2 percent raise for the current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. It's the same amount other muncipal employees received and is retroactive to the start of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. In the video are Jeff Candage, the agent for the Teamster's union, and police Sgt. Eugene Griffith, the department's union representative.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- "Don't let the tail wag the dog."
That was the message Teamsters agent Jeff Candage brought Tuesday night to the New Smyrna City Commission on behalf of 44 unionized police officers seeking a 2-percent raise, in line with what other municipal employees received for the current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. That means the pay increases are retroactive to that date.