City Council advances compensation ordinance for five department heads
City Council · Meeting of March 2, 2026
GARDNER — City Council sends salary ordinance to first printing after contentious vote. Councillor Aleksander Dernalowicz advanced an ordinance moving five department heads—the Veteran's Director, Council on Aging Director, Purchasing Agent/Civil Enforcement Director, City Auditor, and Director of Community Development and Planning—to the primary non-union compensation schedule while updating golf course staff pay rates. The motion passed 9-1, with Councillor Calvin Brooks voting against.
A second ordinance establishing pay rates for temporary employees covering collective bargaining positions passed unanimously, 11 yeas.
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Source: the City Council meeting of March 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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