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West Milford approves settlement with police union, averting arbitration
Summary
Council authorized a settlement with Police Benevolent Association Local 162 resolving a December 2025 grievance over sick- and vacation-leave accruals, avoiding a scheduled arbitration dated May 13, 2026.
The Township Council on May 20 authorized the Mayor to execute a settlement agreement that resolves a grievance filed Dec. 5, 2025 by the Police Benevolent Association (Local 162) over members’ sick- and vacation-leave accruals. The grievance prompted a request for a panel of arbitrators with the Public Employment Relations Commission (docket AR-2026-255) and arbitration proceedings had been scheduled for May 13, 2026.
According to the minutes, the township and the PBA negotiated an agreement prior to arbitration and the council voted to approve the settlement and to authorize the Mayor to execute the settlement agreement. The resolution does not detail financial terms or precise contract changes in the text of the public minutes; it states the agreement resolves all disputes raised in the grievance and was adopted as being in the township’s interest.
The council’s action removes the scheduled arbitration and concludes the matter administratively; the Mayor will execute the settlement document on behalf of the township.
