Voters Approve Nearly $200,000 to Fund First Year of Union Contracts
Key Points
- $169,360 was transferred from free cash for DPW and Town Hall contracts.
- $28,562 was appropriated from water earnings for the Water Department contract.
- The funding covers only the first year of the new labor agreements.
Voters approved Article 9, which provides the necessary funding for the first year of several new collective bargaining agreements. The funding covers wage and benefit adjustments for employees in the Department of Public Works (DPW), the Water Department, and Town Hall.
The appropriation includes $28,562 to be drawn from water enterprise earnings and $169,360 to be transferred from free cash. Advisory Committee member Brian Logan presented the motion, explaining that these funds are required to fulfill the town's contractual obligations under the newly negotiated union agreements. The article passed without significant debate.
Motion: To fund the cost items of the first year of the new collective bargaining agreements.
Vote: Passed - Clear majority