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Bloomington council discusses observing AFSCME bargaining, proposes finance committee and short-term budget task force
Summary
Council attorneys reviewed municipal-code options to let council observe union bargaining; Council Member Zulek volunteered to draft a code change to let council observe AFSCME negotiations. President proposed a four‑person Council Finance Committee and a four‑member Budget Task Force to guide outcome‑based budgeting.
At the Feb. 12 special meeting the Bloomington Common Council discussed whether to expand council observation rights for collective bargaining and considered internal governance changes to improve budget oversight.
Council attorney explained how the Bloomington Municipal Code already allows council observation of police bargaining (section 2.32) and fire bargaining (section 2.34) and said AFSCME bargaining is not currently covered by code language. The attorney noted current collective bargaining agreements for police and fire expire Dec. 31, 2026, and said AFSCME negotiations likely would occur on a similar timetable.…
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