Aberdeen council approves multiple 2026–28 labor agreements

Aberdeen City Council · December 30, 2025

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Summary

The Aberdeen City Council voted to adopt several collective bargaining agreements covering 2026–2028, including AFSCME, two Teamsters contracts for police administrators and officers, and IAFF Local 315 for fire personnel; HR director and counsel were thanked for their work.

At its Dec. 10 meeting the Aberdeen City Council approved a package of collective bargaining agreements covering the 2026–2028 contract term.

Council voted to adopt the AFSCME 2026–2028 collective bargaining agreement, the Aberdeen Police Administrators agreement with Teamsters for 2026–2028, the Aberdeen Police Officers Guild Teamsters agreement for 2026–2028, and the IAFF Local 315 agreement for the same period. The motions were moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.

During discussion a council member thanked HR Director Dani Smith and contract attorney Dave Luxenberg for their work in negotiating the agreements and bringing them forward in what the speaker described as an expedited process. "Thanks to Danny again for her hard work," a council member said during remarks.

The agreements were adopted at the meeting; the clerk said executed documents and oaths for newly seated members will be recorded and made available online.