COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 

To see if the Town will vote to fund any fiscal items in the event that any are contained in collective bargaining agreements between the Town and the following named collective bargaining units, and to fund for non-union, M Schedule, and elected officials’ salaries or fringe benefits, determine how the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action related thereto:

A.    Service Employees International Union;

B.    American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees;

C.   Robbins Library Professional Association;

D.   Arlington Police Patrol Officers’ Association;

E.    Arlington Ranking Officers’ Association;

F.    Arlington International Association of Firefighters; and

G.   Management and Non-Union Employees

H.   Full-time elected officials

Inserted at the request of the Town Manager

At the time of the writing of this Report, no agreements have been reached; however, agreements could be reached before Town Meeting concludes. Even if agreements are not reached, the Finance Committee will recommend an appropriation of $1,107,282 to help fund the Salary Reserve account for future contracts. 

That the sum of $534,251 is hereby appropriated, to be set aside for funding future collective bargaining agreements, said sum to be raised by general taxes and said sum shall not be expended without a future vote of Town Meeting;

AND FURTHER VOTED that the sum of $573,031 is hereby appropriated and transferred into the following departmental budgets as indicated in this table, said sum to be raised by general taxes:

Finance Committee Report

Finance Committee Supplemental Report