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Council committee advances three-year police union agreement
Summary
A special Public Welfare and Safety committee meeting advanced a tentative agreement with the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (OPBA) covering January 1, 2025–December 31, 2027; the committee called the legislation and moved it forward with emergency wording and first-reading requested.
Councilor Harris, chair of the Public Welfare and Safety Committee, told the committee at a special meeting that a tentative collective-bargaining agreement with the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (OPBA) Blue and Gold bargaining units was before the committee for approval.
The agreement covers the period Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2027. “We do have, both gold and blue, voted to approve this agreement,” Councilor Harris said during the April 21 special meeting.
The committee voted to call the legislation forward with emergency wording and a first reading requested. The transcript records the committee passing the motion; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes or spoken record.
The legislation was described in committee as a final step to move the tentative agreement into council consideration; the request was submitted by Jamie Iceman, the city’s director of public safety and human resources. No amendments to the tentative agreement were recorded during the committee discussion.
Committee-level approval sends the ordinance to full council for consideration under the committee’s requested emergency timeline. The transcript did not record a detailed summary of contract provisions such as pay changes, term adjustments, or specific benefits in the public record of this meeting.
