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Council holds executive session on collective bargaining; first reading of fire department CBA scheduled for July 14
Summary
The council held an executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(e) to discuss collective bargaining and read Ordinance 025023, a tentative two-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for full-time Shepherdsville Fire Department personnel; no action was taken in executive session and a second reading of the CBA is scheduled for the July 14 meeting.
Shepherdsville City Council held an executive session to discuss collective bargaining with fire department personnel under KRS 61.810(1)(e) and later read Ordinance 025023, which approves a tentative collective bargaining agreement between the city and International Association of Fire Fighters Local 5101.
City staff read the ordinance summary into the record: the tentative CBA covers full-time Shepherdsville Fire Department personnel below the rank of major, has a two-year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027, and was presented to council as a binding agreement upon passage and publication of a summary. The ordinance was sponsored by Council member Faith Forman.
The council entered executive session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(e) to discuss collective bargaining matters. The transcript records the council returning from executive session and states, "No action was taken at this time." Following the executive session, the city completed the first reading of Ordinance 025023; council members were told a second reading is scheduled for the next council meeting on July 14, 2025.
Council members and other speakers emphasized support for firefighters and discussed prior budget votes; one council member said they had previously voted against a budget because it did not include raises for firefighters. The ordinance text attached as an exhibit (referenced in the reading) was presented as the tentative agreement the parties negotiated.
The council did not adopt the CBA at this meeting; the first reading and the executive session were recorded in the transcript, and the council scheduled a second reading for the next meeting.
