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Highway and DPW Labor Contracts

2025last touched · 7 source resolutions
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Resolutions authorizing collective bargaining agreements and memoranda of agreement with the highway/DPW union (UPSEU) and establishing compensation terms for DPW employees.
Synthesis written as-of 2026-05-16. A time-bounded clause in this rule expires on 2026-12-31
In force, by year of last update
2025
2025–2026 Sand and Salt Cooperative Agreement
The Mayor is authorized to sign the 2025–2026 Sand and Salt Cooperative Agreement with the Town of Red Hook. This agreement expires December 31, 2026.[7]
2024
UPSEU DPW Memorandum of Agreement and Contract
The Mayor is authorized to sign the United Public Service Employees Union (UPSEU) Department of Public Works Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and Contract on behalf of the Village. This authorization was granted on November 21, 2024.[6]
History · superseded or expired
2024
2024–2025 Sand and Salt Cooperative Agreement
The Mayor was authorized to sign the 2024–2025 Sand and Salt Cooperative Agreement with the Town of Red Hook. Expired December 31, 2025; superseded by the 2025–2026 agreement.[5]
2023
2023–2024 Salt and Sand Cooperative Agreement
The Mayor was authorized to sign the Salt and Sand Cooperative Agreement with the Town of Red Hook for the 2023–24 winter season. Expired March 31, 2024; superseded by the 2024–2025 agreement.[4]
2021
2021 Highway Department Union Contract Authorization
Mayor Smythe was authorized to sign the Highway Department Union Contract with UPSEU on behalf of the Village on September 13, 2021. Superseded by the November 2024 UPSEU DPW MOA and Contract authorization.[3]
2018
2018 Highway Union Contract Execution
The completed highway contract with UPSEU, incorporating the previously approved Memorandum of Understanding, was authorized for full execution on August 13, 2018. Superseded by the 2021 and 2024 contract authorizations.[2]
2011
2011 UPSEU Highway Department MOA
A two-year Memorandum of Agreement with UPSEU for the Highway Department was accepted on April 29, 2011, including modifications to overtime, health contributions, and call-in time, with a 1.5% salary increase. Expired April 29, 2013; superseded by subsequent contracts.[1]
Source resolutions
  1. [1]2011-04-29Highway Department union contract
  2. [2]2018-08-13Highway union contract execution
  3. [3]2021-09-13Authorization to sign Highway Department Union Contract
  4. [4]2023-11-02Salt and Sand Cooperative Agreement with Town of Red Hook
  5. [5]2024-10-24Sand & Salt Cooperative Agreement with Town of Red Hook
  6. [6]2024-11-21Authorize UPSEU Department of Public Works MOA and Contract signature
  7. [7]2025-10-272025-2026 Sand and Salt Cooperative Agreement with Town of Red Hook

Synthesized from the chronological history of these resolutions. Each clause shows the year it was last established or amended. The text is a reading aid — for legal force, consult the source resolutions and the Village Code.