The Ocean City firefighters and paramedics are set to get their arbitration referendum on the ballot in the next election.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the Board of Elections told the town council that the measure had received enough signatures to qualify.
With the council’s unanimous acceptance of the result Ryan Whittingon, president of Local 4269, told the paper that it will be helpful to have someone look into disputed issues.
Last March the union and the town of Ocean City hammered out an agreement that included the contentious issue of work shifts.
If approved future disputes could be subject to binding arbitration.
