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Niles council approves 2024–27 police contract after closed-session negotiations
Summary
After a closed-session discussion on union negotiations, the Niles City Council unanimously approved a 2024–2027 collective bargaining agreement with the Police Officers Labor Council and authorized city officials to sign the contract.
The Niles City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 9, 2024 to approve a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Niles and the Police Officers Labor Council covering 2024–2027.
The motion to approve the agreement was made by Councilmember John DiCostanzo and seconded by Councilmember Timothy Rogers; the roll-call vote was recorded as unanimous in favor. The council authorized the Mayor, City Clerk, City Administrator and the Chief of Police to sign the agreement.
The approval followed a closed-session recess earlier in the meeting called so council members could discuss IAFF and POLC union negotiations. Council voted to enter that closed session at 6:25 p.m.; the meeting reconvened at 7:03 p.m. and the contract motion was brought forward.
The minutes record the formal authorization to sign the contract but do not specify the contract’s financial terms or changes to wages, benefits, or staffing levels. Those specific contract provisions were not included in the publicly posted minutes of the council meeting.
The action makes the agreement effective for the stated 2024–2027 period and completes the council’s formal approval; signatures by the named city officials were authorized immediately after the vote.
No public comment was recorded on the contract in the minutes. The council adjourned at 7:04 p.m.
