An agreement has been reached between the Danbury Board of Education and the Danbury Paraeducators CSEA/SEIU Local 2001.  The agreement includes provisions about pension plans.  The Board of Ed employees have historically participated in the City's pension plan.  Mayor Mark Boughton noted that this does not enable tutors to collect a pension, which is a different collective bargaining unit.  He says this agreement is only for people currently enrolled in the pension plan and does not add a new pension to another bargaining group.  With this agreement, effective July 2021, current Paraeducators will contribute 1-percent into the City's General Employees Pension Plan.  Boughton says current para participants will be asked to contribute 1-percent into the plan; it used to be free.  New Paraeducators hired after July 2020 will participate in the City's Defined Contribution 401a Plan with a 3-percent contribution.  The City will make a 3-percent contribution match.  New employees will be part of the same defined plan as teamsters and clerical staff.