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Blackstone Finance Committee opens public hearing on three union-contract funding articles totaling $98,744
Summary
The Finance Committee opened a public hearing Jan. 6 on three special-town-meeting warrant articles to appropriate $98,744 to fund the first fiscal-year costs of three AFSCME Local 1709 contracts; the committee did not vote on the appropriations and scheduled a follow-up meeting.
The Town of Blackstone Finance Committee on Jan. 6 opened a public hearing on three special town meeting warrant articles that would appropriate $98,744 to fund the first fiscal‑year cost items of three collective bargaining agreements with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) State Council No. 93, Local 1709.
The finance committee’s chair, Jeff Silverstein, said the three articles seek supplemental appropriations for contracts retroactive to July 1, 2024: $56,161 for the public works (DPW) unit, $10,860 for the clerical unit and $31,723 for the dispatchers — a combined total of $98,744.
Why it matters: The requested sums would be taken from the town’s stabilization fund and are intended to cover negotiated wage and step adjustments that were not included in the budget adopted last May. The committee must make a recommendation before a special town meeting; the committee scheduled a follow‑up meeting for Thursday to consider…
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