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Council approves $170,000 appropriation for new Somerville police patrol contract; civilian detail program language added
Summary
The council approved a requested $170,000 appropriation to fund a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Somerville Police Employees Association and accepted contract language that opens the door to a civilianized detail program.
The Somerville City Council approved a $170,000 appropriation from a salary contingency account to fund portions of a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Somerville Police Employees Association.
Matt Sergue, the city's labor counsel, presented the memorandum of agreement and summarized key terms: a 2% wage increase in the first year, and 3% increases in the second and third years along with 2% market adjustments each year. Sergue said the changes bring the…
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