IEUA said its classification study phase was underway and that the next step was to present draft class specifications for review and feedback from leadership, departments, employees, and labor associations. The roadmap shows the compensation study beginning in March 2027 and a target completion in March 2028. This is a long-horizon staffing and pay structure effort that affects budgeting and organizational design.It remains in planning, with no final recommendation yet.

Phoenixville Borough adopted an ordinance on August 11, 2026 to clarify how amendments to municipal, police, and firefighter pension plans are approved and documented. The changes confirm Council’s authority to amend plans by ordinance, appoint trustees, and keep plan amendments on file. This is mainly a governance cleanup but shows active oversight of pension administration and potential need for actuarial, legal, or pension administration support as policies evolve.

Ordinance amends Code Chapter 1, Part 7 on pensions, including Sections 1-703 to 1-710, 1-713.2, and...

IEUA included successor negotiations in its strategic plan implementation roadmap, signaling a labor and organizational trigger that can affect budgets, staffing, and operating priorities. The source does not describe a completed deal, but it shows this as an active leadership topic alongside compensation and classification work. That makes it relevant to vendors with labor, finance, or workforce advisory services. No contract action was recorded.

At the August 5, 2026 special closed session, city negotiators met with the General Employees Association on labor negotiations. The city team included the City Manager, Administrative Services Director, Human Resources Director, and outside labor counsel from Liebert Cassidy Whitmore. This signals contract administration work that can affect compensation, staffing, and related HR systems.