May 26, 2022

Hutchinson City Council to meet Tuesday

Posted May 26, 2022 5:58 PM
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. to have two executive sessions.

The first of those is to discuss issues related to 2023 contract negotiations with the City’s bargaining units and the next to discuss matters involving the City Manager.

The City Council and the City's bargaining units had some struggles coming to an agreement this past January, and the memorandum of understanding between the city and SEIU local 513, representing 125 of its workers wasn't signed until February.

At the time Human Resources director Tom Sanders said the two areas where there were changes were after hours callback pay starting after 5 p.m. and having holiday callback pay fall on the actual holiday, rather than any observed days for a holiday.

Also, Hutchinson City Manager Jeff Cantrell's contract was not renewed when it expired earlier this month and former Reno County Administrator Gary Meagher is filling in, but his temporary contract is for two months, with the option to extend it if they haven't found a permanent solution after that time.