Downard didn't know about it, neither did any of the other council members. They did their part and approved the contract. I guess like us they just assumed that as in the past the numbers would be crunched and then we would have received our raises. The issue with the firefighters back pay is totally seperate. That issue has been going on since 1996 and has been contested in court. (The firefighters won) This is a seperate issue and the better question would have been to ask if any of the other