Peters Township council approves five-year contract with police union
Peters Township council voted Monday to approve a five-year contract with the union representing local police officers.
Council approved the contract unanimously. Assistant township Manager Kyle Thauvette explained at Monday’s meeting that Teamsters Local 205 had already approved and signed the contract.
According to Thauvette, Peters police officers will get a 3.5% raise in the first year of the contract, 3% raises in the following three years and a 3.5% raise in the final year.
Effective Jan. 1, 2025, officers with at least three-and-a-half years on the job will earn $47.27 per hour. By Jan. 1 2029, that will increase to $53.46 per hour.
“Both (township Manager Paul Lauer) and myself feel like we have bargained well with the police, and we think this is a fair contract,” Thauvette said prior to council’s vote.
Also at Monday’s meeting, council held a public hearing on the preliminary 2025 budget. Thauvette said during the hearing that the $18.3 million budget does not call for a tax increase.
No public comment was given during the hearing, and council will vote to adopt the budget on Dec. 16.