Ken, what parts did you leave out of the negotiated contract ? An arbitrator didn't award this contract , it was negotiated. Maybe you left out the fact that 1 Officer patrol cars will be utilized in all districts of the city, at all hours of the day. Maybe the fact that the city won the right to modify the work schedule. Maybe the fact that overtime will be almost nonexistent. Maybe the fact that the Commissioner will be appointing 5 new Chiefs to oversee each district. Maybe the fact that the 100 current tier 1 retirement plan Officers have an incentive to retire, saving the city more money. Maybe the fact that the city does not have to budget any money to hire Officers. It is easy to point out the benefits to the Officers, to stress your point, but , the City Negotiated this contract, nobody twisted their arms. The problem is Joel Giambra, who has the mindset, if it isn't his idea, it is a bad one. Since when does the county executive lobby the governor, by his own admission, not to grant state aid , to the city which he lives/works in. It is obvious, anything that is not on his political agenda, he will attempt to sabotage. Look at the Sabres deal. All you heard from him was that Hamister, is the only serious bidder. That the county can help his political supporter, a multimillionaire, by giving him 33 million dollars to buy the Sabres, that the county can't afford not to. What a scam. Why doesn't his consolidation plan go to the highest denomonator, which every, successful police consolidation has done ? Look into it, I have.