Council Rejects Police Contract, Cops Called Out on Wild Goose Chase, Chickens Face Eviction
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The mayor and council voted to reject a police arbitration award at a special meeting Monday night, arguing that salary increases over a three-year period would exceed a state-mandated 2 percent cap. The council voted unanimously to appeal the arbitrator's award after consulting with the town's auditor, Gary Higgins, and the borough's labor attorney, Avis Bishop-Thompson. "We were obligated to appeal the New Milford Police Department arbitrator's decision since the cost to the taxpayer would have illegally and grossly exceeded the 2 percent per year cap," Mayor Ann Subrizi told Patch. Upon reviewing the contract with Higgins and Avis-Thompson, the mayor and council determined that the actual cost of the analysis exceeds the 2 percent cap …
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Ann Piccirillo
3:25 pm on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
I couldn't agree with you more Denise. Coming from a long tradition of firefighters, and currently raising a future one, my family has a saying, "God created all men equal. And then he created firefighters." more ›