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City, fire department negotiators agree on tentative term sheet covering shifts, pay and incentives
Summary
Negotiators reached a tentative term sheet for the La Marque fire department CBA that shifts the schedule to 48/96, delays an initial COLA to Jan. 1, 2026 with subsequent 3% raises in 2026 and 2027, increases several stipends and raises the boot allowance to $200; the term sheet will go to the union for ratification and city council for approval.
Speaker 1, the city's lead negotiator, presented a tentative term sheet for the fire department collective bargaining agreement on the meeting's opening, saying the document would be sent to the union for ratification and to the city council for approval.
The negotiated sheet eliminates the Kelly day and moves the department to a 48/96 work schedule with shifts beginning at 6 a.m., Speaker 1 said: "we're eliminating the Kelly day, and we're shifting to a 48 96 work schedule." He asked participants to call out any objections.
The package adjusts pay timing and amounts. Speaker 1 said the city requested that an initial cost‑of‑living adjustment start Jan. 1 and described subsequent increases: a 3% COLA effective Oct. 1, 2026 and another 3% on Oct. 1,…
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