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City presents 3.5% annual wage counteroffer and new paramedic pay tiers to firefighters
Summary
City negotiators delivered a last-and-best offer proposing 3.5% raises each year and a paramedic certification pay chart; union members pressed for a clearer breakdown of incentives and comparability with police pay, and the parties agreed to continue bargaining.
City negotiators presented their last-and-best offer during a Sept. 17 bargaining session under Chapter 174 of the Texas Local Government Code, proposing 3.5% base-wage increases each year and a separate set of payments tied to paramedic certification.
The Agency official representing the city said the wage proposal appears on Article 26 and that the pay numbers in the city's counter reflect a 3.5% increase each year. "That's what the numbers come out to at a 3.5% each year," the Agency official said. The negotiator also displayed a slide described as the paramedic pay chart…
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