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Escambia County to pursue MOU on EMT/paramedic pay while budget review delays broader retirement changes
Summary
At a Jan. 12 negotiation meeting, Escambia County officials said retirement changes in the IAFF proposal are not feasible this year but agreed to draft a memorandum of understanding to implement EMT/paramedic pay changes now and present it to union membership; final decisions on broader scale changes await May budget collection data.
Escambia County human resources and fire department officials met with representatives of IAFF Local 4131 on Jan. 12 to continue wage negotiations, agreeing to pursue a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to implement EMT/paramedic pay adjustments while deferring retirement changes until budget collections are clearer.
Nikki Powell, the county's human resources director, said staff reviewed the union proposal and updated a regional pay-comparison spreadsheet to separate FRS and non-FRS entities. Powell presented preliminary cost estimates and told the group the county would need clearer collection numbers before committing to multi-year scale changes. "I don't think that's something we can accomplish, especially this year," Eric Gilmore, public safety, said of the…
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