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Council schedules first readings for ordinances aligning police and fire chief clothing allowances with union CBA

3609585 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

Council agreed to place ordinances on an upcoming agenda that would update city code so police chief and captain—and similarly the fire chief and assistant chief—receive clothing allowances tied to the collective bargaining agreement rather than fixed 1990s amounts.

Brook Park council moved to schedule ordinances that would update city code to give the police chief and captain and, separately, the fire chief and assistant chief clothing allowances that track the police department collective bargaining agreement rather than fixed dollar amounts currently in older code.

Mayor Orcutt told the Safety Committee the current city ordinance dates…

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