Council moves to approve one-year police contract with Teamsters, noting health‑insurance alignment and 3.5% wage increase

The council considered a contract with the local police bargaining unit of the Teamsters and recorded a motion to approve a one‑year agreement.

Chair explained the legal constraint on term length: “So, therefore, legally, they can't enter in anything more than a year,” and said the one‑year agreement includes a 3.5% wage increase that had been budgeted and aligns the single‑policy health insurance coverage with the rest of the city's unit policy.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the contract (motion text and mover/second recorded in the meeting minutes). The transcript does not include a roll-call tally or a recorded final outcome for that motion, and no amendments were described in the provided segment.

Next steps: staff or the clerk should record and publish the final vote and execute the contract consistent with council direction and legal constraints.