Article 2
Summary
Approve first year of funding for Police Reserves Collective Bargaining Agreement APPROVED
Description
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town, in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 150E, section 7, will vote to appropriate a sum of money to fund the first-year cost items contained in the Boxford Police Reserve Association collective bargaining agreement recently negotiated and ratified by the Select Board which has a term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.
Said collective bargaining agreement is on file with the Town Clerk; funding for the cost items in the first year of said agreement is included in the general operating budgets of the Town; or take any other action thereon.
Sponsored and supported by the Select Board
Finance Committee to make recommendation at Town Meeting
COMMENT: The Town of Boxford has five collective bargaining agreements, not including schools. Town Meeting attendees are being asked to approve the first-year funding for a new, 2-year contract with the Boxford Police Reserves Collective Bargaining Agreement. Our reserve officers are certified police officers who work alongside our full-time patrol officers. The agreement includes wage increases for each of the contract years.
