The Tinley Park Village Board approved an agreement with the Metropolitan Alliance of Police Tinley Park Chapter 192 Tuesday night, following months of negotiation.

The union agreed to withdraw unfair labor practice charges in exchange for the village issuing retroactive payments, according to the meeting agenda.

Village and union officials reached an agreement in January, and changes were made and reviewed by village officials, union attorneys and union members, according to the agenda.

Mayor Michael Glotz thanked the village attorneys, police Chief Thomas Tilton and Village Manager Pat Carr for helping with the negotiations.

An village statement in August said Tinley Park officials had attempted to negotiate a new contract with the union for 15 months, even offering them the highest four-year pay increase in department history, according to Carr. But officials said the union’s “unwillingness to compromise” barred progress.

In August, more than three dozen Tinley Park police officers signed a vote of no confidence citing 63 reasons why they thought Tilton should be removed.

Ray Violetto, a union representative and retired detective, said at the time the village’s statement was misleading because he said the vote of no confidence has been “festering” in the department for much longer than the contract issues.

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