Negotiations planned between city, police union

The Havre City Council and a union official representing 17 Havre police officers have agreed to suspend the officers' grievance for 30 days while the parties try to negotiate new health insurance premiums.

The council and Dick LeTang, field officer of the Montana Public Employees Association, made the decision during a meeting of the committee of the whole Monday night.

"Then I would say at this point the grievance is on hold, a 30-day window to try to negotiate something," City Council President Rick Pierson said at the end of the meeting, after both LeTang and the other City Council memb...