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Council accepts tentative agreement with Water & Wastewater Treatment Facility employees, approves 3% wage increases through 2028
Summary
Council accepted Resolution 26Dash09 approving negotiated contract changes for the Water and Wastewater Treatment Facility Employees Association that include a 3% wage-table adjustment for 2026–2028, clarified leave language, formalization of Juneteenth as a minor holiday and residency language updates.
The City Council on Feb. 23 accepted a resolution (listed as 26Dash09) to adopt negotiated changes with the Water and Wastewater Treatment Facility Employees Association. The presentation described a relatively brief negotiation, with the primary substantive item being wages.
Staff (speaker 11) said the agreement recommends a 3% adjustment to the wage table year over year beginning in 2026 and continuing through 2027 and 2028. The presentation also noted clarified holiday- and personal-leave language — including changes to how employees are credited for work on observed holidays and a formal recognition of Juneteenth as a minor holiday for pay purposes — plus removal of conflicting language on payment for unused holiday compensatory time and formal updates to residency requirements to align with City Ordinance 23-46.
Council asked staff to correct typographical errors that showed expired contract dates in some fact sheets; staff acknowledged the clerical errors and said they would correct them. Council approved the resolution on roll call and authorized that the resolution be passed with the clerical amendments incorporated.
