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So part of my was like “Well I’m only getting 1.6 why should they get 3?” But just because | only get 1.6
doesn’t mean somebody else doesn’t deserve something better and more. They are hardworking
employees and there are 16 of them. And if it is $10,000.00 more, | think every penny counts. So | don’t
want to say $10,000.00 is only a little bit of money because it is $10,000.00 here and $10,000.00 there.
But | look at as that we have to do the right thing. For two years they haven’t had a contract and for two
years we have been going back and forth. And maybe it has only been this past year that we really have
been going back and forth, but | think it is time to do it. This contract ends in Fiscal Year 2022 and | think at
that point, then maybe we really do need to renegotiate all of these healthcare issues straight down the line
and stop playing this game of “Well this Union gets it, and this Union doesn't get it’.
In the meantime, let’s just move this forward, keep our word and we said a couple a days ago. And | agree
with what Alderman Clemons said, | respect the Mayor and | don’t disagree with some of the issues he is
saying. At first | did say, maybe we should hold off on this and speak to others, what harm would it do?
But these people have been waiting a long time and | think it is time to move forward so thank you.
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright, Ald. Dowd
Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez, Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly,
Ald. Melizzi-Golja, Ald. Tencza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Clemons
Ald. Wilshire 14
Nay: Ald. Jette, 1
MOTION CARRIED TO OVERRIDE THE MAYOR’S VETO
Mayor's Veto of R-18-102, Amended, declared overridden.
Resolution R-18-102, Amended, declared duly adopted
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY ALDERMAN O’BRIEN THAT THE JANUARY 2, 2020, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN BE ADJOURNED BY ROLL CALL
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Ald. O’Brien, Ald. Gidge, Ald. Harriott-Gathright, Ald. Dowd
Ald. Klee, Ald. Laws, Ald. Lopez, Ald. Caron, Ald. Kelly,
Ald. Jette, Ald. Melizzi-Golja, Ald. Tencza, Ald. Schmidt, Ald. Clemons
Ald. Wilshire 15
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
The meeting was declared adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
Attest: Susan K. Lovering, City Clerk
