HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHARTER CHANGE-LABOR CONTRACTS-ERCOLINI To see if the Town will vote to Amend Town Charter:
Chapter 2, Section 8 By adding Section 2-8-4 entitled "Requirements for Disclosure,
Initial Funding and Appropriation of Labor Contracts involving expenditures in
excess of$500,000 in order to be submitted for funding to be appropriated at Town
Meeting and, if applicable, for approval at Town Meeting":
The Town of North Andover shall adopt a By-Law that provides for public disclosure by
fiscal years of the total estimated increased costs to be incurred by the Town of North
Andover for any proposed labor contract involving annual expenditures in excess of
$500,000 that are anticipated to increase current employee payroll and all payroll related
costs by more than two and one-half percent (2 '/2%) over the previous year's costs, at
least ninety days prior to the execution of the proposed contract by the Selectmen for
Town employee contracts and by the School Committee for all School Department
employee contracts in order for them to be eligible for submission to Town Meeting for
appropriation funding and, if applicable, for approval of the contract.
The By-Law shall also require, to the extent permitted by law, the aforementioned
contracts be submitted to Town Meeting as a separate budget line item and fully detailed
in the Town Meeting warrant.
It is the intention of this Article to be submitted to the voters of the Town of North
Andover at the next annual town wide elections after and subject to a 213's approval vote
at North Andover's May, 2007 Annual Town Meeting in accordance with Chapter 43B
Section 10 of the Massachusetts General Laws.