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City and Local 51 narrow language on incentives; 5% paramedic premium accepted
Summary
Negotiators tentatively agreed to a 5% incentive for critical care paramedics and discussed FTO coordinator eligibility and a rewritten uniform-allowance section; the union sought specific numeric parameters for uniforms and badges before finalizing the language.
City and union negotiators met July 14 to address several pay and uniform items in the El Paso Fire collective bargaining agreement, tentatively approving a 5% incentive for critical care paramedics while leaving other incentive and uniform details open for clarification.
The session began with the city reading proposed incentive language that would qualify two field training officer (FTO) coordinators per shift for incentive pay when assigned FTO duties. Jay Nicholson, president of Local 51, asked for clarification on whether the intent was two or three FTO coordinators per shift; another participant said the chief had indicated two but promised to verify. "There's been a lot of confusion if it's 2 FTO coordinators, 3 FTO coordinators," Nicholson said.
On the critical care paramedic premium, the city and the union agreed the previously distributed 5% incentive language was acceptable. "Yeah, we're good on that," Nicholson said, and the city representative confirmed concurrence.
The parties also reviewed a complete rewrite of the uniform-allowance section. The union said it had no objection to moving the date but requested concrete, written parameters for what the allowance would cover, including the number of uniforms, boots and badges. The city agreed to provide a redline document with strikeouts and to follow up with specific amounts and item lists.
Negotiators did not record a final signed agreement on the FTO count or uniform specifics; both sides left those items for clarification or further drafting at a subsequent meeting.
The next bargaining session was scheduled for the following Thursday afternoon.
