City Council Committee on Ways and Mean hearing on Dockets #1249 and #1250

-Message and order approving a supplemental appropriation of Thirty-One Million One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Three Dollars ($31,122,743.00) for the Boston Public Schools for FY18, to cover costs items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Boston Teachers Union, Local 66, AFT-Mass, AFL-CIO. The terms of the contract are September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2018. The major provisions of the contracts include a base wage increase of 2% in September and 3% in September 2017.

The FY18 budget request included a Reserve for Collective Bargaining-a separate appropriation to fund projected collective bargaining increases. A separate order has been filed to reduce the appropriation to support $20,000,000.00 of the supplemental request. The remaining $11,122,743.00 will be supported with other general revenues.

Message and order to reduce the appropriation for the reserve for Collective Bargaining by Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000.00) to provide funding for the Boston School Department for the FY18 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the Boston School Committee and the Boston Teachers Union Local 66, AFT-Mass, AFL-CIO.  

These matters were sponsored by Mayor Martin J. Walsh and referred to the Committee on September 19, 2017.

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Mail Address:  Dockets #1249 and #1250, City Council, City Hall, 5^th Floor, Boston MA  02201

Fax Number:  (617) 635-4203 Attn:cora montrond, Docket #1249 and #1250

Committee Email:   cccwm @Boston.gov

Staff Email: cora.montrond @Boston.gov  Staff Telephone:  617 635-4562

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