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El Paso City negotiators propose 2% annual COLA, step changes and new incentive pay in draft contract
Summary
City presenters proposed a four‑year contract package that would add a 2% cost-of-living increase each year, raise entry-level firefighter pay (removing obsolete steps), add select step increases, and create a 5% aircraft paramedic assignment pay; the package was estimated to cost $37.7 million over the contract term.
Presenter said El Paso’s firefighter ranks compare near the middle of the sample group and argued compensation changes are intended to maintain or improve the city’s relative position. “We’re recommending that it go to 2% for the next four years,” the presenter said, describing the cost‑of‑living adjustment proposal that would replace an earlier 3% FY2026 item.
The presenter said the proposal also raises the…
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