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Gardner City Council delays vote on nonunion salary step ordinance, requests full salary study
Summary
At an informal June 2 meeting the Gardner City Council voted to table Ordinance 11539 — a proposed step-based nonunion compensation schedule — and requested the full salary study, working-group documentation, job descriptions and multi‑year cost projections before further consideration.
At an informal meeting on June 2, 2025, the Gardner City Council voted to table Ordinance 11539 — an amendment to Chapter 8 (Personnel) to replace Attachment 1, Schedule E, the nonunion compensation schedule — and requested detailed supporting materials from the mayor before further action.
Council President opened the item and said the council had received the proposed salary ordinance 19 days earlier and that it would "require more information, and we certainly need more time." He told colleagues he favored a "sequential approach: first, we complete our work with the fiscal year budget, and then with that foundation in place, we can give the step scale pay ordinance the thorough, focused, and financially responsible consideration it truly requires." He added, "This is about diligence…
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