Nearly 6 hours after the projected 5pm start time of the open meeting, Common Council announced it is making incremental progress toward finalizing the city’s 2013 operating budget.
It looks more unlikely, however, the budget vote will happen before the New Year.
The city has managed to sign off on a Memorandum of Understanding on a revamped pension plan but it still waiting for the unionized groups to agree to it as well.
Mayor Mel Norton tells CHSJ News the long term disability plan is a complicated issue that goes far beyond what is usually discussed in committee of the whole.
It’s likely another special meeting will be held to finalize the budget over the coming days. If that’s unsuccessful before January 1st, the city will be on the hook for payments as outlined under the current pension situation.
