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City seeks permission to negotiate union agreement for community risk reduction fire position
Summary
The administration asked council to authorize bargaining for a new Community Risk Reduction Inspector and Educator (assistant fire marshal) position, which would be a union role; civil service approved the job description and the administration must sign an MOU with the union to add the post.
City administration and the fire chief asked Council committee to authorize the administration to negotiate an amendment to the union contract to create a new Community Risk Reduction Inspector and Educator position, described as an assistant fire marshal.
Officials said the Civil Service Commission approved the job description and Council previously approved the position description. Because the role would be covered by the municipal union contract, the administration said it needs council authorization to enter a memorandum of understanding to add the position to the collective bargaining agreement. The fire chief described duties including annual business fire inspections, fire extinguisher classes and some new-construction oversight. "This person will be in, doing our business inspections, our annual business inspections," the chief said.
The administration asked for council backing to finalize the MOU and begin internal recruitment, with start dates anticipated "by maybe the middle to the end of next month" if authorized. No formal vote occurred in committee; the request was presented as a next step in an established process.
