SPRINGFIELD — The city of Westfield and 17 current Westfield Police Department officers who are suing it alleging they should have been paid “regular wages” when attending police academy have agreed to try and mediate the case being heard in Hampden County Superior Court.

“We’re trying to resolve the matter,” said Springfield-based attorney Jeffrey Morneau with Connor & Morneau who has been representing the officers who filed the lawsuit against the city in September 2024.

Morneau said he and the attorneys defending the city, Boston-based firm Seyfarth Shaw, have been having ongoing settlement discussions for the last several months.

“We agreed to hold off on any further action in attempt to reach a settlement,” Morneau said Monday about the joint motion filed on Nov. 11.

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