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Meriden adopts four-year fire contract; city to shift eligible firefighters to IAFF health plan
Summary
Council approved a four-year tentative agreement with the fire union that incorporates MOUs into the contract, offers comp time options, adjusts funeral leave for 12‑hour shifts, raises uniform allowances and tuition reimbursement, and—per finance analysis—shifts eligible firefighters to the IAFF trust, saving the city nearly $1 million in year two.
HR Director Kathy Zygmunt and Finance Director Kevin McBoe presented a four-year tentative agreement for the fire department, which the meeting record shows expired on July 1, 2024 and had been the subject of extended negotiations. Kevin told the council that, based on analysis by brokers on both sides, "if the fire union really wanted to transition to that plan, the city ends up saving in year 2 a little less than 1000000 dollars," and that firefighters would also pay lower…
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