Glassport council adopts police labor agreements and votes to hire three patrol officers

Glassport Borough Council voted on Nov. 19 to adopt labor agreements affecting the Glassport Police Department and to hire three patrol officers to fill recent vacancies.

Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with Teamsters Local No. 205 that changes salary and certain benefits for police employees, and separately adopted a memorandum altering holiday pay terms for Chief DeVerse. Both measures were adopted unanimously with six votes in favor and one council member absent.

The personnel moves followed a police report read by Mayor Keith DiMarco that recorded 1,452 calls for service in October and noted 125 juvenile incidents that resulted in four arrests. Council also ratified the termination of employee #11824 earlier in the meeting and then approved a motion "to hire three new patrolmen to replace the officers who have recently left the department." The motion to hire was moved by Kowalski, seconded by Stecak and carried Yes 6, No 0, Absent 1.

Why it matters: The MOU with Teamsters and the separate agreement with the chief adjust compensation and holiday-pay practices for borough police staff; the hires are intended to restore patrol staffing after departures. Council materials and the minutes provide the votes and motions but do not include details of the salary changes beyond the note that terms were amended.

Council members present who participated in the votes included President Anthony Colecchi, Council Vice President Mark Stecak, Councilmembers Meghan DeVerse, Dave Kowalski, Angelo Norelli and Paul Trunzo. The motions were recorded as carried with one absence and no recorded votes against.

What’s next: The minutes do not specify start dates for the newly hired officers or the effective dates of the MOU changes; implementation details were not provided in the public minutes and may be found in the formal agreements or in subsequent council records.