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El Paso talks cover proposed pay boosts, comp‑time changes and a study of a firefighter health trust
Summary
City staff and the El Paso Association of Firefighters reviewed competing contract proposals that include ~7.5% annual pay increases, step/entry-rate changes, comp‑time and vacation sellback proposals, FLSA-aligned overtime limits, and a plan to study a healthcare trust; staff estimated multi‑million-dollar budget variances and agreed to meet again next week.
El Paso City staff and representatives of the El Paso Association of Firefighters met to review a draft collective‑bargaining package that includes proposed annual pay increases, changes to step and entry rates, standardized comp‑time rules and a proposal to study a health‑care trust for active and recently retired firefighters.
Sashan Donoski of the Office of Management and Budget opened the staff presentation and said the parties’ proposals include a 7.5% compensation increase each year and changes to incentive pay and steps. Donoski said OMB calculated the total variance between the current contract and a proposed next contract at roughly $66 million (spoken in the transcript as “66 65 8 million”), and that the city’s own proposal came to about $37 million; the presenter characterized the difference between the two sides’ cost estimates as about $28 million.
“The attrition is…
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