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Kewanee Council approves three-year contracts for public works, firefighters and police
Summary
The Kewanee City Council on April 28 approved three-year collective bargaining agreements with AFSCME Local 764, IAFF Local 513 and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 233, covering public works, fire and police staff; all contracts were approved without recorded opposition.
Kewanee — The City Council on April 28 approved three separate three-year collective bargaining agreements covering public works and clerical employees, firefighters and police staff.
Bill 25-33 authorized a three-year contract with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 764, which represents the city’s public works employees and front-end clerks. A motion to approve was made by Councilmember Colomer and seconded by Councilmember Baker; the motion passed 5-0.
Council then approved a three-year agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 513 (listed as Bill 25-34 in the meeting record) and a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 233 (the meeting record lists this as Bill 25-35 after correction for a duplicate bill number in the transcript). Both measures were approved with no recorded opposition. Motions to approve were made and seconded by councilmembers during the agenda discussion; no further debate was recorded.
Why this matters: The agreements set multi-year terms for the city’s three main public-sector employee groups, providing contract and budget certainty for workforce pay and benefits through the term of the agreements.
What happened next: The council recorded formal approval of each contract and the city manager is authorized to execute the agreements on the city’s behalf. The record does not specify detailed contract provisions such as wages, step increases or administrative changes; those details were not included in the public meeting summary.
