Local Boy Makes Good
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019 Union contracts may gure in closing budget gap By Gayla Cawley everyone because we can’t put The city has approximately before the city’s budget can be million loan given through state ITEM STAFF a budget down until we know a dozen contracts to negotiate, approved — the scal year ends legislation last year to balance what the contracts are going to including those with teachers, on June 30. its scal year 2018 and FY19 LYNN — All of the city’s union be,” said City Council President police, re, library, and City Hall McGee told The Item last week budgets. Even with borrowing contracts are expired and city of cials think negotiations will Darren Cyr. groups, such as the Department that while it wasn’t appropriate $9.5 million to balance the FY18 have a major impact on efforts Collective bargaining is be- of Public Works and the Inspec- to get into speci cs in terms of budget and $4.5 million for to close Lynn’s projected $5 mil- tween Mayor Thomas M. Mc- tional Services Department. union contract negotiations, it FY19, the city is still projected lion budget gap. Gee, the city’s law department Collective bargaining agree- was important to come to a deal to have a $5 million budget gap “As a citizen and councilor, my and the unions, except for teach- ments could account for a major that was fair for both sides, as for FY20. opinion is that I believe both ers’ contract negotiations, which increase in expenses this year, far as keeping the city’s nan- The largest union in the city is sides have to sit in a room and also involve the school depart- according to city of cials.
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