Jackson trustees approve union contracts
Patricia Faulhaber
Suburbanite correspondent
JACKSON TWP. During the regular meeting on Feb 9, The Jackson Township Board of Trustees approved a Negotiated Agreement with the Jackson Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 2280 (Captains and Firefighters), and Jackson Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 2280 (Fire Inspectors), during its Feb. 9 regular meeting.
Both contracts include a 3 percent cost of living adjustment each year with employees paying 14 percent toward their healthcare. The captains and firefighters’ agreement is effective Jan. 1, 2021 through Dec. 31 2023, and the fire inspectors’ agreement is effective Jan. 2, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2023.
Township administrator Randy Gonzalez said that the township’s safety forces are, “excellent and do a great job.”