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Council to vote next week on Act 49 police buyback; chiefs seek continued hiring MOU and fleet replacement planning
Summary
Council heard a briefing about Act 49 buyback for police pensions (allowing officers to buy prior service), was told a vote adopting Act 49 would be scheduled next week, and discussed a hiring memorandum of understanding and plans to order new patrol cars and public-works vehicles to restore the borough fleet.
Council reviewed a proposal to adopt Act 49 — the municipal buyback provision that allows officers to purchase prior service credit toward pensions — and staff said council will vote on adoption at the next meeting.
The nut graf: Borough speakers explained that Act 49 affects the pension plan and not the borough’s general fund directly; the buyback allows officers to buy up to specified years…
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