Pride Returns in 2022
Gulfport Council Gave the Now-Annual Event Green Light CATHY SALUSTRI
Gulfport’s LGBTQ Resource Center will sponsor a Pride event in June.
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The collective bargaining agreement protects detectives and officers.
For the second year running, Gulfport will have a Pride event in June. At the Jan. 4 city council meeting, council approved a request from the Gulfport Public Library’s LGBTQ Resource Center for a Pride 2022 street festival on Saturday, June 4. The event starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. and features vendors on Beach Boulevard from 28th Avenue to Shore Boulevard South. Council approved waivers of ordinances — including allowing retail sales on public property — and agreed to provide city services for the event. As do all Gulfport’s street festivals, Pride has free admission. Gulfport’s LGBTQ Resource Center sponsors the family-friendly event.
Gulfport Officers, Detectives Get New Union Agreement
The Agreement Includes Parental Leave Benefit, Juneteenth Holiday By Mike Sunnucks
Gulfport city council unanimously approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association Inc., a police union that represents Gulfport police officers and detectives. Detective Jennifer Crowson serves as the union rep for Gulfport officers and detectives. The new CBA makes Juneteenth a holiday, increases payments for unused sick leave, and adds a parental leave benefit for officers. Gulfport city manager Jim O’Reilly said the city will also begin working with the police sergeants’ union on a new CBA.
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