Council supports recommended three‑year MOU approach with Fire Relief Association
Council directed staff to proceed with negotiating a three-year memorandum of understanding with the Elko New Market Fire Relief Association that would set contribution and benefit-adjustment terms (recommendation: 110% contingency funding and 3% annual adjustment).
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Staff reviewed the proposed three‑year memorandum of understanding with the Elko New Market Fire Relief Association, which frames the city's contributions to the relief fund and conditions for benefit adjustments. The report noted the current lump‑sum plan vests firefighters after 10 service years and recommended a contingency funding target of 110% and a 3% annual adjustment to city contributions (down from a historical 5%), arguing a lower fixed percent helps manage long-term costs.
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