Louisville Metro Council to hold virtual public comment session on FOP Contract this Monday. November 2nd

Louisville – The Louisville Metro Council will offer a public comment session for those who would like to speak on the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Metro Government and the River City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #614.

          The virtual session will be held on Monday, November 2nd beginning at 1:00 p.m. prior to the Metro Council’s Labor and Economic Development Committee meeting. It will end promptly at 3:00 p.m.

          “It is very important for council members to hear from the public as we move through the process of discussion on the FOP Contract and this virtual session will be part of the official record,” says Councilman David Yates (D-25), who chairs the Labor and Economic Development Committee.

          The comment session will be held virtually via WebEx Events and advanced registration is required. Each person will have three (3) minutes to speak.

          If you would like to register to speak, the link to sign up will be available on the Metro Council Clerk’s website at:   https://louisvilleky.gov/government/metro-council/metro-council-clerk

          The deadline to register is Sunday, November 1, at 12:00 p.m. Please register with the name, email address, and phone number you will be calling from to ensure you are recognized. Information on the Clerk’s webpage explains how to participate in the meeting.

          Non-participants can view the session live on Metro TV, Spectrum Cable Channel 184 or on UVERSE at Channel 99.  Proceedings may also be streamed live from the Metro Council Clerk’s Archived Media page at http://louisville.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2.

          The public comment session will be live streamed on the Louisville Metro Council’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LouisvilleMetroCouncil.

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