City and Fire Union Reach Tentative Agreements on Pay, Leave Two Items Open

City of Beaumont negotiators and representatives of Local 399 tentatively agreed to language on maintenance of standards, most contract definitions (the union's proposed definition of "benefit" was removed), additional/certification pay and parts of a revised wage table, but left seniority/promotions and department-committee scheduling unresolved. The parties said the tentative agreements (TAs) will be packaged for union ratification and then presented to city council for final approval.