The Citizen
AUBURN, N.Y. — With the city poised to adopt a budget that implements an across-the-board 8% spending cut, one department may avoid job cuts thanks to what a city councilor described as “iron-clad” labor agreements.
During the Auburn City Council meeting on Thursday, Councilor Craig Diego highlighted the contracts between the city and unions representing Auburn firefighters. The contracts, which cover assistant fire chiefs and rank-and-file firefighters, include minimum staffing levels and language that prevents job cuts in budgets…