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Ordinance 26-093 read to implement rank-and-file FOP wage changes
Summary
Council President Johns read ordinance 26-093 to amend the pay plan for classified employees represented by FOP Lodge 5, including step additions and staged wage increases described in the accompanying collective bargaining agreement.
Council President Monique Williams Johns read ordinance 26-093 during the July 28 executive meeting, describing amendments to the county pay plan to implement wage increases negotiated with the Fraternal Order of Police, New Castle County Lodge 5. The ordinance covers changes for classified service employees represented by the union and defines a three-year schedule of wage adjustments and added pay steps.
As read aloud, the measure provides a 2.5% wage increase for the period beginning 07/01/2026, a revised pay plan in the second year, and a 3% increase in the third year. The council discussed the measures but did not take a recorded final vote during the session; public comment in support was heard from a Middletown resident. Further committee or council action will be required to enact the ordinance into law.
