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Sheridan staff, union reach tentative one-year deal; council to consider contract May 19
Summary
City staff and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 276 negotiated a one-year contract that raises pay 1.75 percent, extends minimum recall time to two hours, and adds $75 monthly special-duty pay for certified car-seat technicians; council will review the agreement May 19.
City officials and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 276 negotiated a one-year collective-bargaining agreement that the union membership has approved and that the City Council will consider at its May 19 meeting.
Human Resources Director Heather Doak said the contract updates cover a one-year term, increase the pay scale by 1.75 percent, change the minimum recall time from one hour to two hours, and add $75 per month special-duty pay for firefighters who serve as car-seat technicians. Doak told the council the change to a two-hour minimum recall matches the city employee handbook.
Doak summarized the bargaining timeline: the IAFF requested collective bargaining on Feb. 20; the parties postponed meeting until April by mutual agreement; a bargaining committee was formed March 17; the parties met April 15 and tentatively agreed to changes pending approvals; and on May 6 the local informed the city its members had already ratified the changes.
Doak said the city followed state statutory procedures for collective bargaining this year and presented a redlined contract version to council. She said the city declined a two-year agreement because of current budget uncertainty and instead negotiated a single-year term.
Councilmember comments at the meeting thanked the members of the city negotiating committee (identified by first names in the record as Steve, Cherry and Jack) and praised the working relationship with IAFF Local 276. Doak said she could answer any additional questions and that the finalized contract would appear for council action at the May 19 regular meeting.
No council vote was taken at the May 12 session; the document will return to council for formal approval.
The contract changes described by Doak were limited to those she read into the record. The IAFF membership approval and the city committee’s review were described by meeting participants as completed steps prior to the May 12 council discussion.
