CCM Knows the Information Local Officials Need

No one knows municipalities quite like CCM. With the knowledge and expertise of our employees and municipal officials, our Research & Labor Relations team provides the information that local officials need to know to be effective leaders.

CCM has built a robust database of vital municipal information and resources. The information is constantly evolving and being updated. Each year, the staff provides answers to more than 700 information requests from municipal officials. These requests are unique and one of a kind – no other entity is able to provide such information.

Along with the information request that are provided to members, CCM provides unique resources on a routine basis. One of the most valuable resources we have is the Annual Salary Survey created in conjunction with Capitol Region Council of Governments. The online database tracks over 40 municipal positions and has served to be an important tool for hiring and labor negotiations.

Salary information is an important resource for local offi cials. So are important updates on labor relation information and trends. To provide this necessary information CCM developed a Municipal Labor Relations Data Reporter which provides a monthly update on labor relations trends and new binding interest arbitration decisions. It is the only publication of its kind in Connecticut, with an up-to-date account of all interest arbitration awards, recent contract settlements and changes, ability-to-pay information by labor market area, consumer price index information, and timely news articles on the trends and developments in labor and employment law. CCM also creates the annual MERA Manual, which is a must have reference tool for municipal labor relations. Beginning with the law’s enactment in 1965, it interprets the Municipal Employee Labor Relations Act from origin, development, and current status of every important topic.