Rivera proposes $299M budget with 2 percent tax hike
The budget would increase spending on the city side by
The 2 percent increase in the property tax levy would raise about
Park's 27 percent raise would make her the biggest winner in the budget, boosting her salary from
He said Park's new salary would be similar to what comparable cities such as Lowell pay. Lowell Planning Director
The biggest single increase in spending would be for employee benefits, which would rise
Other sizable increases would go to the
The increases in spending for police include
Vasque's predecessor,
At the
The budget also includes spending to pay salary increases that have not yet been negotiated with police and firefighters, although the funding for any increases is concealed in the general fund budget to protect the city's position in talks with the unions. The police and fire unions are working with expired contracts and the talks are now being overseen by the state
Other contracts have been settled, including with the teachers union, where the raises varied depending on performance and longevity. The teachers' three-year contract will raise the starting salary to
Rivera also recently settled contracts with the union representing the city's managers and supervisors. Among them:
* City Clerk
* Recreation Director
* Purchasing Director
* City Assessor
* Streets and Parks Supervisor
* Veterans Service Director
Rivera and the nine city councilors would not get raises in the budget proposal nor would their staffs. Rivera earns
The city's three enterprise funds, which collect their own revenues and are independent of the general fund, would run surpluses next year in Rivera's budget proposal. The sewer and water fund would run a
The council has until
Editor's note: This story was corrected to report accurately how fiscal overseer
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