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Palmer council approves dispatch contract with UFCW Local 1459 and moves into DPW bargaining executive session
Summary
The council approved the Palmer Police Emergency Telecommunications contract with UFCW Local 1459 through June 30, 2028, thanked departing Councilor Chris, and entered executive session to discuss DPW collective bargaining with UPSEU Local 424M by roll-call vote.
Palmer — The Palmer Town Council ratified a collective-bargaining contract for police telecommunications staff and then entered a second executive session to discuss bargaining with DPW employees on June 29.
The council approved the Palmer Police Emergency Telecommunications contract with UFCW Local 1459, extending the contract through June 30, 2028. The motion to approve was made and seconded and the council recorded affirmative voice votes with no opposition or abstentions noted in the transcript.
Councilors then publicly thanked Councilor Chris for his service, noting that this meeting was his last. The chair subsequently declared an executive session under Mass. General Law, chapter 30A, §21(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the DPW and administrative unit UPSEU Local 424M. A motion to enter executive session passed by roll-call vote with all members recorded as voting yes.
Because both agenda items led to executive sessions or closed bargaining discussions, no substantive bargaining details were discussed on the record at this meeting.
