Three-year IBEW contract ratified

Assembly members voted unanimously in favor of ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement for IBEW member employees in the Electric Department. It was ratified by member employees on May 29. The new contract agreement comes at a cost of $156,292 to the Borough, though that’s spread out over the contract’s three-year lifespan.

Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht highlighted some of the changes at Monday’s meeting.

“We cleaned up some language regarding the use of temporary employees, work performed on Sunday and travel for training and providing safety clothing and equipment, again, contract...