(BROWN CITY) – The Brown City Personnel Committee met earlier this month to discuss union demands. Their recommendations were incorporated into an updated draft of the contract being renewed and was forwarded to the union last week.
City Manager Clint Holmes said no response has been received as of April 18th. The current contract expired March 31st; however, the union has indicated that it will stay in effect until the new contract is signed or the negotiation process goes to arbitration.
In other Brown City council news, Holmes said the new Lead and Copper law requires the City conduct a survey of water line connections within the City and to determine which ones do not meet new state standards.
He said the first step is to expand the number and location of the water tests already being done by the City. The second requirement is to begin excavating water lines to determine metals used and types of connections made.
The City has doubled, to 20, the number of homes and businesses that will be asked to provide water samples as part of this program.
Additionally, the DPW will soon begin excavating water lines at twelve locations throughout the City.
