Finance committee approves $346,051.93 transfer to fund three settled union contracts
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Summary
The Finance Committee approved a $346,051.93 transfer from reserve to various accounts to fund recently settled collective bargaining agreements covering engineers, foremen and patrol units; vote recorded 5-0.
Marlborough’s Finance Committee voted March 31 to transfer $346,051.93 from reserve accounts to departmental salary accounts to fund collective bargaining agreements with three settled unions, the committee chair announced.
The communication read into the record described agreements with three units: Laborers (District Council of the Laborers, International Union of North America, Local 272), Engineers (Local 888, or as stated in the submission), Foremen (local affiliation as stated), and the New England Police Benevolent Association, Local 81 (Patrol). The transfer covers salaried accounts to implement the settled contracts.
Councilors thanked Mayor Jay Christian Dumas for his role in negotiating the agreements. Councilor Brown said she reviewed the contracts and flagged standard provisions such as sick-leave buyback, education incentives, longevity, and overtime language; she offered support for funding the settlements.
A motion to approve order number 25-109393 (transfer request in the amount of $346,051.93 from reserve to various accounts to fund the collective bargaining agreements) was moved and seconded. The committee recorded the motion as carrying 5 to 0.
Committee discussion confirmed these three units have settled and that other unions remain under negotiation. The committee approved the reserve transfer to fund the settlements and added a suspension for immediate consideration.
