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North Las Vegas ratifies two-year IAFF non‑supervisor contract covering 2025–2027
Summary
The City Council ratified a two‑year collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Local 16 o 7 covering July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027, with an estimated incremental cost to the city; negotiators said the deal addresses starting pay disparities and safety staffing changes for battalion chiefs.
The North Las Vegas City Council on Sept. 3 ratified a two‑year collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Local 16 o 7 covering July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
The contract includes negotiated wage and benefit changes the union and city officials said aim to make starting pay for newer firefighters competitive across the Las Vegas Valley and to address safety and training issues. Josiah Jensen, who spoke at the public hearing as the union representative, said the agreement should reduce the number of new firefighters who currently need second or third jobs to cover living costs and that it provides staffing support so battalion chiefs will not have to drive to calls while also trying to map routes and take notes.
“We were able to take care of our newer firefighters especially,” Jensen said. “We had a discrepancy in their pay compared to the rest of the valley. We have several new firefighters who are working 2 and 3 jobs just to be able to afford rent…by us being able to address this issue, we hopefully made it so that they don't…have to have 2 and 3 jobs.”
City staff reported the fiscal impact in the public hearing as required by state law: an incremental cost estimate of $2.5 million in year one and $3.4 million in year two. The mayor and multiple council members thanked firefighters for their service and praised the collaborative negotiation process between union and city management.
The council opened and closed the public hearing on the item after the union presentation and then voted to ratify the agreement. The mayor said safety and fiscal responsibility guided the council’s review of the contract.
The item was deliberated in public; no amendments were offered during the meeting. The council did not provide a line‑by‑line roll call vote in the hearing record; the clerk announced the motion passed.
Looking ahead, city officials noted the contract is effective July 1, 2025, and will remain in force through June 30, 2027. The council also ratified a companion supervisors agreement later in the meeting (see separate article).
Votes at a glance: The council moved, voted and the mayor announced the motion passed; the transcript records no roll‑call tally.
