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Schenectady council approves consent package including CBA, procurement policy changes and $298,174 Mohawk Harbor path contract
Summary
The Schenectady City Council on April 28 approved its legislative consent agenda, authorizing a 2025–2028 collective bargaining agreement with the Civil Service Employees Association, adopting an amended procurement policy, approving four settlements and awarding a $298,174 contract for the Mohawk Harbor Overlook and multi-use path.
The Schenectady City Council approved its legislative consent agenda on April 28, 2025, adopting a new collective bargaining agreement, changes to the city procurement policy, four settlements of claims, and a contract award for the Mohawk Harbor Overlook and Multi-Use Path.
The consent package includes a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) covering 2025–2028 between the City of Schenectady and the Civil Service Employees Association, Unit Number 8501-00, Local Number 886; a resolution amending and adopting the city procurement policy; resolutions authorizing settlement of claims by Vivian Acalumele, Robert P. Foppiano, Felix Cardona and David Ping; and a contract acceptance for the Mohawk Harbor Overlook and Multi-Use Path to Carver Construction Incorporated for $298,174.
Council members moved and seconded the motion to approve the legislative consent agenda; the council approved the motion without recorded opposition. The items were read into the record by the deputy clerk earlier in the meeting and then adopted as a block by vote.
Why it matters: The CBA establishes terms for represented municipal employees for the 2025–2028 contract period and the procurement policy change will govern city purchasing procedures going forward. The settlements resolve pending claims against the city; the path contract advances a waterfront multi-use project at Mohawk Harbor.
Votes at a glance: Resolution authorizing mayor to sign CBA 2025–2028 with Civil Service Employees Association Unit 8501-00, Local 886 — approved as part of the legislative consent agenda. Resolution amending and adopting the City of Schenectady procurement policy — approved as part of the legislative consent agenda. Resolution authorizing settlement of a claim by Vivian Acalumele — approved as part of the legislative consent agenda. Resolution authorizing settlement of a claim by Robert P. Foppiano — approved as part of the legislative consent agenda. Resolution authorizing settlement of a claim by Felix Cardona — approved as part of the legislative consent agenda. Resolution authorizing settlement of a claim by David Ping — approved as part of the legislative consent agenda. Resolution accepting the bid and contract for Mohawk Harbor Overlook and Multi-Use Path to Carver Construction Incorporated, $298,174 — approved as part of the legislative consent agenda.
The meeting record shows the items were presented as consent items and then adopted together after a single motion to approve the legislative consent agenda. No separate debate or roll-call tallies for individual items were recorded in the transcript.
