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Union contracts before City Council July 24
posted on 7/22/2024
At its Wednesday, July 24 meeting, the City Council will be asked to ratify seven union contracts representing most non-school city employees in Dover, from police officers and firefighters to City Hall and Community Services workers.
The three-year agreements will be effective retroactively to July 1, 2024, the beginning of the city’s fiscal year. The union contracts include the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Dover Police Administrators Association (DPAII), Dover Professional Employees Association (DPEA), Dover Municipal Employees Association (DMEA), Dover Professional Fire Officers Association (DPFOA), Dover Professional Firefighters Association (DPFFA), and Dover Police Association (DPA). Each contract resolution will be considered individually. The estimated cost of each contract, which may be affected by retirements, resignations, and new hires, is included in the agenda materials. Ratified collective bargaining agreements for the city and other government entities in the state are available on the New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board. Accompanying the bargaining agreement resolutions, the City Council will also consider adopting amendments to the city’s merit, classification and pay plans.
The City Council will also be asked to approve an employee agreement for Perry Plummer to be the interim fire chief for 10 weeks, as current Fire Chief Michael McShane is on extended family and medical leave, and due to the previously planned retirement of Assistant Fire Chief David Hanna this month. Plummer was a Dover firefighter for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011, serving as chief from 2002 to 2011. He was then appointed as the director of the N.H. Department of Safety’s Division of Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services, followed by the state’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management director and the Department of Safety’s assistant commissioner. He also served as Rochester’s interim chief in recent years. The employee agreement calls for Plummer to be paid $2,949.91 weekly for 10 weeks.
Also on the agenda:
- Setting the voting hours for the Sept. 10, 2024 State Primary Election and the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election. As in the past, the polling hours are scheduled to be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Professional support services for the city’s supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA). The SCADA system monitors, regulates and controls the city’s drinking water and sanitary sewer systems. It also allows for real-time monitoring of all operational parameters and can be used for remotely controlling pumps, setpoints, and other critical operating parameters. SCADA capability eliminates the need for critical facilities to be staffed on a 24/7 basis.
- Specialized legal services for fiscal year 2025.
Click here for the complete agenda.
The meeting will be held in City Hall’s Council Chambers at 7 p.m. It will be televised on Channel 22 and online at https://dovernh.viebit.com, where it will also be available for on-demand viewing
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