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Board approves lateral‑hire option in police contract
Summary
The Board approved an addendum to the 2023–2026 collective bargaining agreement to allow lateral transfers for certified officers and Pennsylvania State Police with five or more years' experience, with hires starting at the 'Two Year' base salary.
The Douglass Township Board on March 3 approved an addendum to the collective bargaining agreement adding a lateral transfer hiring option. The addendum permits recruitment of certified officers or Pennsylvania State Police with at least five years of experience; lateral hires would start at the contract 'Two Year' base annual salary. The motion passed (Bergstresser‑Aye, Carpenter‑Aye).
Vice‑Chair Sara Carpenter moved to approve the addendum and Supervisor Don Bergstresser seconded. The minutes record the Board’s action as an administrative personnel policy change intended to expand recruitment options; no fiscal figures were included in the meeting minutes.
The amendment applies to the existing 2023–2026 police contract and is intended to broaden recruitment pathways for the township police department.
