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COUNCIL REJECTS FIREFIGHTERS' CONTRACT RECOMMENDATION

(Richmond, IN)--Richmond Common Council met Monday night and addressed a new contract for firefighters.  The recommendation on the table from a fact-finding panel was for a two-percent raise for the next two years and the creation of three new positions to help with overtime.  Council rejected the recommendation for approval, which means that the issue will now go back to the fact-finding panel.  Under the previous contract, firefighters had received a five-percent raise each year from 2020 through 2022.