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City rejects union 'advise and consent' language but accepts committee structure and annual reporting
Summary
Negotiators agreed on restructuring labor-management committees to recommend best practices using NFPA 1582 and to require annual reports and minutes, but the city rejected union language giving committees 'advise and consent' over selection of medical professionals and oversight of peer support.
City and union negotiators discussed restructuring labor-management committees and the committees' scope on firefighter health and safety at the July 14 bargaining session. The city proposed clarifying language that would have committees recommend best practices using NFPA 1582 and develop recommendations for annual physicals, but it explicitly declined the union's proposed "advise and consent" role in selecting medical professionals or steering the peer support program.
A participant added that each committee should submit an annual report of activity to city leadership; the city agreed to require minutes and annual reports to be forwarded to the fire chief, city leadership and the association. The union also asked that minutes be kept and provided as they are completed.
Parties agreed to incorporate committee recommended practices and annual reporting language into the draft and to return with additional clarifications. The temporary labor-management committee to research a discipline review board (item 42) was also presented and accepted for further study.
No formal decision was reached on committee authority over medical selection or peer-support oversight; the city said it would not accept those limits on its authority at this time.
