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Salisbury council approves side letters with three bargaining units, council members warn of $1.3M budget gap
Summary
The Salisbury City Council voted to confirm authorization to execute three side letters with collective bargaining units that together obligate about $1.3 million above amounts in the mayor's proposed budget; council members debated how to fund the increases and whether the vote should be tabled.
The Salisbury City Council on June 16 approved a resolution confirming the city's authority to execute side letters with three collective bargaining units that, according to city staff, obligate the city to roughly $1.3 million in pay increases beyond amounts included in the mayor's proposed fiscal 2026 budget.
The measure, resolution 3414, passed on a roll-call vote after extended discussion about budget impacts and whether the side letters should have been brought back for more funding detail. City staff said the side letters avoided arbitration with the unions but exceeded the mayor's budgeted figures.
"These side letters are higher than what was allocated in the mayor's budget," said a staff member involved in negotiations, identified in the meeting as Mr. Kittrell. "We were able to avoid arbitration with all three of them. With these side letters, yes. They each of them are higher than what was allocated…
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