Hello, Collar City! This is Issue 43, dated July 12, 2019.

The settlement, effective January 1, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2020, includes a 1.5% retroactive pay increase for 2018, 2.0% retroactive pay increase for 2019, and 2.0% pay increase in 2020. An additional salary step for January 1, 2020 was created for employees with 12 years of service with the city, and a 5% starting pay increase for new hires. The administration and CSEA Local 1000 came to mutual agreement on a 20% employee healthcare contribution rate for new hires beginning January 1, 2020.