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Livonia study session moves firefighters’ tentative contract to regular agenda after council discussion on wages, benefits and MERP
Summary
City officials reviewed a tentative three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Livonia Firefighters Union that would raise wages about 20% over three years, add pay-structure changes and offer a MERP option; council members asked clarifying questions and voted to place the contract on the regular meeting agenda.
Mayor (name not specified) and city staff presented a tentative three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Livonia Firefighters Union that the union ratified by about 80% on Feb. 6 and which council members agreed to put on the regular meeting agenda for final consideration.
The agreement covers the period Dec. 1, 2024, through Nov. 30, 2027, and includes pay increases, benefit changes and administrative updates. Mayor (name not specified) said, "This contract will allow us to bring exceptional health care benefits to our employees at affordable prices by no longer tying us to Blue Cross Blue Shield as our sole provider." He told the council the package is intended to help Livonia retain and recruit firefighters after staffing shortfalls earlier in the decade.
Janine Libel, representing the civil service department, outlined pay and administrative changes in the proposal. "In the first year they'll have, excuse me, this…
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