The Danbury City Council has signed off on an extension of collective bargaining agreement with the Danbury Municipal Employees' Association union.  Council Minority Leader Paul Rotello had some questions about the agreement, extending current language on terms and conditions of employment through June 2023.  Mayor Mark Boughton says due to the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no wage increases for the first fiscal year of the agreement, unless the City's economic circumstances substantially improve.  The contract calls for a 2-percent raise in year two and a 2-and-a-half percent wage increase in year 3 of the agreement.  Rotello questioned language in the contract that calls for no layoffs or furloughs.  Boughton says this is the same agreement the Council approves every year.  He notes that the provision applies to that specific year.  Boughton added that they can transfer employees from one department to another, if they're in the union, if help is needed in one place and not another.