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Council hears rising public-safety personnel and pension costs; staff flags health-insurance and actuarial pressures
Summary
Staff warned of growing public-safety personnel costs and pension obligations in the 2025-26 budget draft, including an offer to the police bargaining unit and increased firefighter pension contributions tied to actuarial changes; council discussed retention, staffing and budget implications.
Village Manager Jeremy Allen summarized major recurring budget pressures tied to public safety and personnel costs. Allen said staff used a 12% placeholder for health-insurance increases and that an offer to the police bargaining unit would increase budgeted costs by roughly $280,000. "Police officer salaries, we have an offer to the PBA of 13. That's a…
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