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Glassport council ratifies termination, hires three patrolmen and adopts police labor agreements
Summary
Council ratified the termination of an employee, approved hiring three patrol officers, and adopted a Memorandum of Understanding with Teamsters Local No. 205 plus a separate MOU adjusting Chief DeVerse's holiday pay; all motions passed 6–0 with one absent.
At its Nov. 19 meeting Glassport Borough Council ratified a recent personnel action, approved new hires for the police department and adopted labor‑agreement adjustments.
Council ratified the termination of employee #11824 by motion (carried 6–0, 1 absent). Council then approved a motion to hire three new patrolmen to replace officers who have recently left the department; that motion also passed 6–0 with one member absent.
Council adopted a Memorandum of Understanding between Glassport Borough and Teamsters Local No. 205 that updates police salaries and certain benefits, and separately adopted a Memorandum of Understanding with Chief DeVerse changing the terms of his agreement regarding holiday pay for hours worked; both actions passed on unanimous tallies of those present.
Mayor Keith DiMarco said the Police Report was available on request; the minutes record 1,452 calls for service in October, including 125 juvenile incidents that led to four arrests. The council did not record detailed vote breakdowns by individual member names in the minutes beyond the tally counts.
Council President Anthony Colecchi moved on to other agenda items after the votes. The council adjourned following public comment.
