IN late May, as negotiations between the Monrovia Police Officers' Association and the city of Monrovia were once again heating up, I authored a column in this space urging the city to abandon its method of calculating police officer pay ("Monrovia clouds officer pay raises," May 20). I argued that their method misrepresented the amount that truly ended up in cops' pockets because it included the city's contribution to the state retirement pool - the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). While expensive - in fact far more expensive than what most other cities pay - that calculation placed Monrovia at a severe disadvantage in recruiting and retaining officers. Because no other city counts those funds that are sent to Sacramento as part of an officer's paycheck, MPD cops live on less than their counterparts Read Full Article...

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