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Pawtucket council ratifies five-year contract with police union

Pawtucket City Council · March 4, 2026

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Summary

The council ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement with Pawtucket Lodge No. 4 of the Fraternal Order of Police for 2024–2027, with councilors thanking negotiators and public-safety staff; roll-call vote recorded 7–0 in favor.

The Pawtucket City Council ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement between the city and Pawtucket Lodge No. 4, Fraternal Order of Police, covering the period 2024–2027. The finance committee recommended approval; at the council meeting several members thanked negotiators, staff and police for their work during recent city emergencies and praised the negotiated terms as balancing retention and fiscal responsibility (multiple council speakers, SEG 2500–2564).

Councilors said the contract provides stability through a five-year term and thanked administration negotiators, the solicitor's office, and the union for reaching an agreement. The motion for ratification passed on a roll-call vote recorded as 7–0 in favor (clerk roll call recorded during the meeting, SEG 2550–2564).

The contract and associated pay-rate ordinances (first/second passage items on the agenda) were presented as part of the council’s agenda package; several councilors noted the contract is retroactive but reduces near-term bargaining frequency.

Next steps: the agreement was ratified by vote and will be implemented per the administrative procedures cited in the contract; councilors signaled intention to monitor budget impacts and workforce retention initiatives.