Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Contract Extensions All Around

At Monday's Common Council meeting new teacher contracts, and a new contract extension for the municipal professional union (Teamsters Local 671) were approved.

Both unions agreed to a freeze on salary increases for the duration of the contracts.

In addition, the Council approved an extension of benefits to the nonbargaining postions of Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Director of Public Works, Acting City Attorney, Director of Finance, Director of Personnel, Deputy Director of Personnel, Acting Chief of Police, Executive Assistant to the Mayor and Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools.

The Council also passed an ordinance for the expenditure of $750,000 for the purchase of tower fire fighting apparatus for the Fire Department.

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