The Alpena City Council approved two three-year collective bargaining agreements on July 21 following closed-session negotiations.

The council returned from closed session and voted to approve terms of a three-year contract between the City of Alpena and Local 623 of the International Association of Firefighters. The motion was moved and seconded; council roll call votes were recorded and the motion carried.

The council then approved a separate three-year agreement with city clerical workers represented by United Steelworkers AFL-CIO Local 211. That motion also passed on recorded voice vote.

The meeting minutes record the actions as approvals of negotiated terms; the transcript does not include the contract language or dollar amounts discussed in closed session. Council members voted in favor of both agreements in open session, and staff were instructed to implement the contracts according to the agreed terms.

Ending: The agreements were approved and will move to implementation by city administration; the contracts were discussed in closed session and the minutes reflect adoption in open session.