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New Canaan council ratifies four-year police and fire union agreements

New Canaan Town Council · April 22, 2026
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The New Canaan Town Council unanimously approved tentative four-year labor agreements with the police and fire unions covering July 1, 2025–June 30, 2029, after presentations from negotiators who said the packages aimed to keep pay competitive while limiting premium-share changes.

The New Canaan Town Council unanimously ratified separate four-year labor agreements with the town’s police and fire unions at its April 22 meeting.

Cheryl Jones, who introduced the contracts, told the council the main drivers of the agreements were salary and benefits, noting that “the salaries are below 12% over four years” and that the negotiators secured “a 95% co-insurance in the last year of the contract.” She also…

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