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Turlock council directs staff to negotiate renewed Modesto fire administration agreement, adds citizen advisory board
Summary
After hours of public testimony and debate over local control, council voted 3–2 to direct staff to negotiate a new administrative services agreement with the City of Modesto and return with a proposed contract that includes a citizen advisory board and an ex‑officio Local 2434 union representative.
Turlock City Council voted 3–2 to direct staff to negotiate a new fire administrative services agreement with the City of Modesto and return to the council with a proposed contract that would include a citizen advisory board and an ex‑officio representative from Turlock Firefighters Local 2434.
The motion, passed after a procedural reconsideration, followed a multi‑hour presentation by city staff and Modesto fire officials outlining four scenarios for administrative services and a lengthy public comment period in which firefighters, former department employees and residents urged opposing outcomes. Councilmembers Abraham and Vixell voted against the motion; Vice Mayor Monette, Councilmember Phillips and Mayor Bill Black voted in favor.
Chad Hackett, president of Turlock Firefighters Local 2434, urged the council to allow the…
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