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Commission approves firefighters’ contract and promotes probationary firefighter
Summary
The commission approved a two‑year agreement with IAFF Local 100 that includes pay increases and funding for paramedic training, and confirmed the promotion of a probationary firefighter after a one‑year probationary period.
Fire Chief Cody Tahir recommended promotion of a probationary firefighter (transcript contains name variations: 'Bridal/Bryant/Brian Little') to confirmed firefighter after successful completion of a one‑year probation. Chief Tahir praised the firefighter’s training and performance and asked the commission to approve the promotion; the commission approved the promotion by voice vote and planned a pinning following the vote.
The commission also approved a two‑year agreement with IAFF Local 100, the county’s firefighters’ union. CEO Everett summarized contract terms that mirror other union agreements in the county — a 4% pay increase for fiscal year 2025–26 and a 4% increase for 2026–27 — and detailed a negotiated initiative to increase the number of paramedics within the fire department. "We set aside $20,000" in the budget to support training that will send one firefighter per year to paramedic school, Everett said, with the longer‑term goal of having more paramedic‑trained first responders in the county.
Commissioners praised the agreement as a step forward for emergency medical response and for firefighter capacity; the contract was approved by the commission during the meeting. The promotion and the labor agreement were recorded as adopted without further amendment in the transcript.
