Medina approves 3-year contract with DPW with 3% annual raises
MEDINA – The Medina Village Board approved a 3-year contract with the union representing employees in the Department of Public Works. The 12 members of the union will receive 3 percent annual raises, and longevity bonuses will be boosted by another $100.
The agreement is effective from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027.
The longevity bonuses starts after seven years of service, and has been $825. It will now be at $925. The bonus increases each year after seven years.
Village Trustee Jess Marciano was on the negotiating committee, talking with the DPW union.
“It was a give and take,” she said at Monday’s board meeting.
The contract doesn’t include the DPW superintendent, Jason Watts.
The board on Monday also appointed a new mechanic in the DPW. Daniel O’Connor will start on Feb. 3.
The board accepted the resignation of Dustin Wells as a motor equipment operator. The village is accepting applications to fill that vacancy until Jan. 27.
Village board members also voted to give Police Chief Todd Draper permission to call for the Civil Service list so he can fill three vacancies in the Police Department.
