Ward 9 Chicopee Councilor will not seek reelection; School Committee member plans to run for the seat
Updated 12:02 PM;
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CHICOPEE A councilor who has served the city in different positions for more than 40 years announced he will not run for reelection and a long-term School Committee member announced she is planning to run for the seat.
Ward 9 City Councilor Stanley Walczak said Tuesday that he will not run for a fourth term. Before serving six years in the position, Walczak worked in the Parks and Recreation Department for 35 years, retiring as the superintendent in 2013.
“I’ve been in public service for a long time,” he said. “I have some other things I want to do while I can.”
Chicopee Council pledges study of proposed salary increases calling pay of mayor, other elected officials ‘very low’
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
CHICOPEE – The City Council voted to further study a proposal to raise annual salaries for elected officials by amounts ranging from $37,000 to $6,500, even though one member urged them to defeat it immediately because of the financial stress the COVID-19 pandemic had put on many constituents.
A year ago, Mayor John L. Vieau said he asked the Human Resources Department to do a salary study after the issue was discussed during the last election. Because of the pandemic and other problems, it only came back recently with recommendations to boost the salaries of the mayor and other elected officials, none of whom have seen a raise in nearly 13 years.