Muncie City Council received backlash and dispute Monday, Nov. 2, from locals and city workers due to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees #3656 union not receiving its raises for the year 2026 and confusion on the allocation of money.
Nate Burgess, president of AFSCME #3656, along with other community members, came up to speak against the council for wanting to pass Ordinances 24-26 and 25-26. Burgess said the council had allocated a raise for the union for 2026.
Ordinance 24-26 was said to fix the salaries for all elected officials of the City of Muncie for the year 2027. After an error on the salary of the clerk by Matt Wagley, controller of Muncie City Hall, the council unanimously amended the clerk’s salary to $2,499.64 biweekly and introduced it as amended…