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Beverly council approves $285,000 transfer to cover firefighterscontract; finance officials warn reserves will be strained
Summary
The Beverly City Council approved a $285,000 transfer into the Fire Department budget on a 6-0 vote to fund costs under a newly negotiated memorandum of agreement with the firefighters' union covering fiscal years 2025through 2027.
The Beverly City Council approved a $285,000 transfer into the Fire Department budget on a 6-0 vote to fund costs under a recently negotiated memorandum of agreement with the firefightersunion covering fiscal years 2025 through 2027.
Brian Ailes, the city finance director, told the council the transfer covers both rank-and-file firefighters and the fire departmentsuperior officers and is retroactive to July 1 of the current fiscal year. "This represents ... the terms of FY '25 through FY '27," Ailes said, and recommended using two reserve accounts to cover the cost: $153,038 from the reserve for union negotiations and $131,062 from the…
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