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Budget committee backs multi-year pay increases for firefighters, renews website contract and advances Youth Success Summit funding
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee advanced funding needed to implement 2025–2027 collective-bargaining agreements for Akron firefighters and CSPA members (5.0% COLA in 2025 and 4.5% in 2026–27), approved a multi-year contract renewal with Revise for website maintenance and WCAG compliance, and moved to support Youth Success Summit after partners described a Wallace Foundation award.
The Budget & Finance Committee advanced several items affecting compensation, digital services, and youth programming.
Union agreements: City staff presented an ordinance to fund bargaining agreements for the Akron Firefighters Association Local 330 and the Civil Service Personnel Association covering 2025 through 2027. The staffing and budget presentation cited a 5 percent increase in 2025 and 4.5 percent increases in 2026 and 2027; staff said only a small…
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