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Select Board approves three‑year contract for police supervisors
Summary
The Select Board approved a three‑year successor contract with the Westborough Police Supervisors Association, including multi‑year COLAs, market adjustments to narrow a sergeant pay gap, and higher paid detail rates; the motion passed unanimously among voters recorded.
The Westborough Select Board voted to approve a three‑year memorandum of agreement with the Westborough Police Supervisors Association covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
Ian (town staff) summarized the contract’s highlights: cost‑of‑living adjustments of 2 percent in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and 2.5 percent in fiscal year 2028; targeted market adjustments intended to reduce an approximately 12 percent market wage gap for sergeants; changes to longevity pay (moving to annual longevity stipends beginning at five years for employees who join the unit on or after July 2025); higher paid‑detail rates for work requested of officers; a $1,000 annual body‑worn camera stipend for supervisors; and a voluntary wellness plan through which supervisors can earn sabbatical time by meeting specific wellness goals.
Ian clarified that paid‑detail rates are paid by contractors who require police details rather than by the town’s general fund. After a motion to approve the memorandum of agreement, the board recorded the motion and approved it with four members voting in favor (vote recorded in the minutes as four present in favor).
Why it matters: The contract addresses recruitment and retention issues noted in the presentation (market gap for sergeants) and sets multi‑year wage and benefit changes that affect the police supervisors bargaining unit and the town’s compensation planning.
What’s next: Implementation will proceed according to the MOA terms; the town will adjust the relevant budgets and payroll to reflect the new pay steps and stipends.
