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Amherst City Council adopts package of salary ordinances, bargaining agreements and interim 2026 budget
Summary
At its Dec. 8 meeting the Amherst City Council unanimously adopted multiple ordinances setting pay and benefits for city positions, approved several collective bargaining agreements covering 2026–2028 and passed a 2026 interim budget on an emergency basis to meet a county filing deadline.
The Amherst City Council on Dec. 8 unanimously adopted a series of ordinances setting salaries and benefits for city positions, approved multiple collective bargaining agreements and passed an interim 2026 budget on an emergency basis.
Council moved quickly through a long agenda and approved consent minutes before taking up several reappropriation and salary ordinances. The council approved ordinances to reappropriate funds for medical insurance claims and to cover higher-than-normal police overtime through the remainder of 2025, and accepted donations appropriations for the police department from the American Legion and B and R Corporation.
Council members also approved a package of collective bargaining agreements covering multiple units for 2026–2028, including agreements with the American Federation of State,…
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