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PR26-0307 • 2025

Salary Schedule Changes for Non-Union, Uniformed Police Officials of the Metropolitan Police Department Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

Salary Schedule Changes for Non-Union, Uniformed Police Officials of the Metropolitan Police Department Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-10-03
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify exact details about providing retroactive pay, only that adjustments are made effective retroactively.

Salary Adjustments for Non-Union Police Officers

This resolution allows the Mayor to adjust salary schedules for non-union, uniformed police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department to match those of union members.

What This Bill Does

  • Adjusts the salaries of non-union, uniformed police officials to be equal with those of union members.
  • Makes these changes effective retroactively starting from October 8, 2023, for Fiscal Year 2024 and October 6, 2024, for Fiscal Year 2025.
  • Requires the Department of Human Resources and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer to implement these salary adjustments as soon as possible.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Non-union, uniformed police officials in the Metropolitan Police Department.
  • The Mayor and city government agencies responsible for implementing changes.

Terms To Know

Retroactive
Making something effective from a date before it was made or agreed upon.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not affect former non-union police officials, except as specified in the Merit Personnel Act.
  • It is unclear how long it will take to fully implement these salary changes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0195, Effective from Sep 17, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 010635

  2. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-09-17 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0195

  5. 2025-09-16 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0307 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Salary Schedule Changes for Non-Union, Uniformed Police Officials of the Metropolitan Police Department Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

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A RESOLUTION

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

September 17, 2025

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve proposed changes
to the salary schedules for non-union, uniformed police officials of the Metropolitan
Police Department.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Salary Schedule Changes for Non-Union, Uniformed Police
Officials of the Metropolitan Police Department Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to adjust the salary schedules for non-union,
uniformed police officials of the Metropolitan Police Department to provide parity between the
salary schedules of union and non-union uniformed police officials of the Metropolitan Police
Department.
(b) The Mayor has proposed that the pay-parity salary schedules for current non-union,
uniformed police officials of the Metropolitan Police Department be effective retroactive to
October 8, 2023, for Fiscal Year 2024, effective retroactive to October 6, 2024, for Fiscal Year
2025, and effective October 5, 2025, for Fiscal Year 2026.
(c) Under the Mayor’s proposal, current non-union, uniformed police officials of the
Metropolitan Police Department will receive the following retroactive pay in accordance with the
pay-parity salary schedules:
(1) For Fiscal Year 2024, current non-union, uniformed police officials will
receive retroactive pay for compensation received from October 8, 2023, to October 5, 2024.
(2) For Fiscal Year 2025, current non-union, uniformed police officials will
receive retroactive pay for compensation received from October 6, 2024, to October 4, 2025.
(d) The changes will not apply to former non-union, uniformed police officials of the
Metropolitan Police Department, except as provided by 1106(d)(2) of the District of Columbia
Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
139; D.C. Official Code § 1-611.06(d)(2)).
(e) In order to implement these pay -parity salary schedules, the Department of Human
Resources and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer must carry out a number of lengthy
administrative and technological actions.
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(f) It is important that the updated pay schedules and retroactive payments be approved as
soon as possible so that the Department of Human Resources and the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer can promptly begin to carry out and complete these actions and non-union,
uniformed police officials of the Metropolitan Police Department can benefit in a timely manner
from the additional income they will receive.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Salary
Schedule Changes for Non-Union, Uniformed Police Officials of the Metropolitan Police
Department Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025 be adopted on an emergency basis.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.