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Yelm council approves three-year contract with police sergeants and officers guild
Summary
The Yelm City Council voted to authorize the mayor to sign a collective bargaining agreement with the Yelm Police Sergeants and Officers Guild covering 2025–2027; the contract includes wage increases, changes to leave and overtime calculations, and revisions to promotional and seniority rules.
The Yelm City Council on Tuesday authorized Mayor DePinto to sign a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Yelm and the Yelm Police Sergeants and Officers Guild covering 2025 through 2027.
The agreement, presented to council by a staff member, includes a 5.5% general wage adjustment for 2025 and market and general wage adjustments for 2026 and 2027 (3% in each year); a 1.5% market wage adjustment for 2025 also was listed. It also eliminates the lowest salary step and restructures steps so the department moves from a seven-step to a five-step-equivalent scale over two years.
The contract revises administrative and…
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