BOS minutes exec session 03-21-17

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Board of Selectmen
Executive Session Minutes
March 21, 2017
Memorial Hall, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA
Salah Meeting Room
10:00 a.m.
Board members present: Chairman Robert E. Burr, Jr., Vice Chairman Mark J. Porter, Clerk Kevin T.
Feeney, John J. Connolly, Victor D. Del Vecchio
Also present: Charles J. Aspinwall, Town Administrator, Jennifer Kemalian, Administrative Secretary.
Executive session was called to order at 9:41 p.m. for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to
collective bargaining (AFSCME, Police Union and Superior Officers Union) and litigation (Reservoir Pond)
if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining and litigating position of the public
body and the chair so declares and also for the purpose of conducting strategy sessions in preparation
for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract
negotiations with non-union personnel. (Personal Contract Employees)
Mr. Aspinwall made the Board aware that the negotiating groups came to an agreement on the Police
U nion contract and that it has been ratified by the union.
Motion was made to approve the Police Union Contract in its entirety with the terms as follows:
Amendment: The following shall be added to Article VI (Wages):
In full resolution of the parties' reopener provision and in light of the third-party compensation
study received by the Town, a 6% across-the-board equity adjustment on all base pay steps shall be
implemented. Bargaining unit members will receive the 6% payment in a lump sum payment, which will
be calculated retroactive to July 1, 2016. To the extent the payment is made prior to June 30, 2017, the
Town may pay the prorated amount over the remaining weeks in Fiscal Year 2017.
Roll call vote was taken and each answered in the affirmative.
Mr. Porter:Affirmative
Mr. Connolly:Affirmative
Mr. Burr:Affirmative
Mr. Feeney:Affirmative
Mr. Del Vecchio:Affirmative