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Fire district and union reach tentative agreement; commissioners approve CBA modifications
Summary
Storey County Fire Protection District and Local 4227 negotiated a reopener: the union will receive a 1% cost‑of‑living adjustment (net of PERS employee contribution changes) and the district tightened language on hours‑of‑work; commissioners approved the modifications to the 2023–2026 collective bargaining agreement.
Storey County commissioners, sitting as the Fire Protection District board, on May 6 approved modifications to the 2023–2026 collective bargaining agreement with the Story County Firefighters Association, Local 4227.
Brandy Lopez, representing the fire district, said the union exercised a reopener clause in the last year of the contract. Negotiations produced a tentative agreement in which the union will receive a 1 percent cost‑of‑living adjustment that accounts for the employee's contribution to PERS; management and the union also agreed to tighten language related to hours of work.
The board adopted the tentative agreement as recommended by staff and directed district administration to implement the changes. The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: Changes affect wages and benefits for Fire Protection District employees and will increase the district's wage and benefit obligations; the comptroller later reflected the cost in the fire district's projected final budget.
Next steps: District payroll and human resources will implement the new wage provisions and update budgetary plans accordingly; the comptroller estimated the cost at roughly $110,000 in wages and benefits for the union‑only change and about $130,000 district‑wide.
