Canonsburg Council on Monday gave a stamp of approval to three-year contracts with its clerical, public works and sewer plant employees.
Those employees ratified the contract last week.
The new contracts include a 70-cent-per hour pay increase in 2013, as well as a 75-cent-per-hour increase in 2014. The contract also stipulates that employees will receive an 80-cent-an-hour pay increase in 2015.
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Employees also will be switching to UPMC health insurance—a move that borough Manager Terry Hazlett said will result in $300,000 in savings for Canonsburg this year.
Members of the police department and department managers will also be receiving the UPMC coverage.
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The contract also stipulates that employees contribute 1.5 percent of their gross annual wages to the pension plan—which will increase to 1.75 percent in 2014 and then by 2 percent in 2015.
The new contract also allows employees to reside within 10 air miles of the borough.
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