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Boulder council adopts 4% wage increase recommended in police arbitration; executive session convened on negotiations
Summary
City council voted unanimously to adopt the consent agenda including a 4% economic increase option in response to an arbitration report on the Boulder Police Officers Association bargaining impasse. Council also convened an executive session earlier to discuss bargaining strategy and legal advice.
Boulder City Council on Aug. 5 unanimously adopted its consent agenda, selecting a 4% economic increase option recommended in an arbitration report after the Boulder Police Officers Association (BPOA) declared impasse on economic issues for the 2026 contract year.
Council opened the meeting by moving into an executive session to "determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, develop strategy for negotiations, and instruct negotiators," citing Colorado Open Meetings Act provisions. The council then returned to public session and approved the consent agenda, which incorporated the 4% option for the police contract.
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