Cop retirement plan could save Nassau $20M
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Nassau police unions have agreed to an incentive package intended to encourage higher-paid officers to retire and save the county as much as $20 million annually, officials said Monday.
The incentive package would offer retiring officers $1,000 for every year of service and would partially lift a cap on severance pay, which is now limited to two times salary. The incentive would allow each...
