115 Scranton Ave, Falmouth, MA 2540 Southbridge Housing Authority, 60 Chariton St, Southbridge, MA 1550 Fitchburg Housing Authority, 50 Day St, Fitchburg, MA 1420 Springfield Housing Authority, 67 Sanderson Street, Springfield, MA 01107 Framingham Housing Authority, 1 John Brady Drive, Framingham, MA 01702 Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment, 244 Millers Falls Road, Tumers Falls, MA 01376 Gardner Housing Authority, 116 Church Street, Gardner

The City of Gardner will be escrowing any further payments until the school district comes into compliance with the District Agreement." The City of Gardner's quarterly payment was due on February 1. The notice for the Subcommittee's January 16 meeting listed, among other topics, an executive session as follows: "Pursuant to M.G.L.

All maternity leave will follow procedures outlined by the City of Gardner (see attached City of Gardner Maternity Leave Form). C. Adoption/Child Rearing Leaving An employee who adopts a child or requests a child rearing leave shall be granted a leave without pay subject to the rules and regulations in Section A above (Leave of Absence).

Contract Between The City of Gardner And The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 93, Local 1717 July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ARTICLE I Recognition & Scope ARTICLE I Bargaining Unit Employee Rights & Representation ARTICLE IH Insurance & Hospitalization ARTICLEIV Personal Days ARTICLE V Wages ARTICLE VI Grievance & Arbitration Procedure ARTICLE VII Security (Union Dues) ARTICLE VUI Hours

Contract Between The City of Gardner And The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 93, Local 1717 July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ARTICLEI Recognition & Scope ARTICLE I Bargaining Unit Employee Rights & Representation ARTICLE III Insurance & Hospitalization ARTICLE IV Personal Days ARTICLE V Wages ARTICLE VI Grievance & Arbitration Procedure ARTICLE VII Security (Union Dues) ARTICLE VIII Hours

ARTICLE 1 RECOGNITION & SCOPE Item 1: Recognition: The City hereby recognizes the Union as the exclusive representative for the purpose of collective bargaining with respect to wages, hours, standards of productivity and performance, and any other terms or conditions of employment for all permanent full-time Patrol Officers in the City of Gardner.

CONTRACT BETWEEN GARDNER POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS AND THE CITY OF GARDNER DURATION JULY1, 2011 JUNE 30, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE PAGE 1 ARTICLE I RECOGNITION AND SCOPE PAGE I ARTICLE 2 EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION PAGE 4 ARTICLE 3 INSURANCE AND HOSPITALIZATION PAGE 5 ARTICLE 4 AGENCY PAGE 6 ARTICLE 5 WAGES PAGE 6 ARTICLE 6 GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURE PAGE 6 ARTICLE 7 UNION DUES PAGE 8 ARTICLE 8 WORK SCHEDULE PAGE 9 ARTICLE 9 OVERTIME

In July of 2021, the Complainant, in his capacity as a City Councilor, filed a lawsuit in Worcester Superior Court naming John Flick, in his capacity as City Solicitor for the City of Gardner, and the Commonwealths Supervisor of Records as defendants. 6 The lawsuit pertains to the Citys refusal to provide records that the Complainant requested as part of a public records request, and the Supervisor of Records determination that the records did not

BETWEEN THE CITY OF GARDNER and the GARDNER FIRE FIGHTERS Local 2215 DURATION JULY 1, 2011 JUNE 30, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ARTICLE I Recognition & Scope Section 1. Recognition Section 2a. Scope Section 2b. Severability ARTICLE II Employee Rights & Representation ARTICLE II Insurance & Hospitalization Section 1.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 21 MLC 1029, 1039 (1994); Board of Regents, 19 MLC 1485, 1487-1488 (1992); City of Gardner, 10 MLC 1218, 1219 (1983); Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 60 Mass. App. Ct. 831, 833 (2004). THE UNION SUFFERED NO ADVERSE IMPACT Here, the City does not dispute that it unilaterally transferred foot patrol duties to an employee outside the bargaining unit.