Greeley City Council approves consent items, annexation exclusion and police-sergeants contract amendment

Greeley City Council on Jan. 7 voted unanimously to approve a batch of consent items, adopted a resolution to authorize the city attorney to initiate a court action to exclude annexed property from Front Range Fire Rescue and approved a first amendment to the Greeley Police Officers Association (GPOA) collective bargaining agreement that incorporates police sergeants into the bargaining unit for 2025–2027.

The consent agenda approved by roll call covered approval of prior meeting minutes and several administrative housekeeping items, including designating the City of Greeley website as the official posting site for council and boards-and-commissions notices and the reappointment of a Weld County representative to the Greeley Weld County Airport Authority. The council voted to approve items 9–12, 14 and 15 by roll call; the consent motion passed unanimously with item 13 pulled for separate consideration.

The council then considered item 13, a resolution authorizing the City of Greeley to provide fire protection service to an annexation identified in exhibit A and directing the city attorney to commence court proceedings to exclude that property from Front Range Fire Rescue.…