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Montrose council approves AFSCME contract with 9.5% combined increase
Summary
Council approved a multi-year AFSCME labor contract covering 2025–2027 that incorporates a 6% COLA plus a 3.5% merit component (9.5% total), passing on a 4-1 vote after a closed-session negotiation period and staff review.
Council considered a proposed AFSCME contract for Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2027 that staff and negotiators had placed in the packet. City staff and the mayor said negotiators (including council representatives and the union rep) had met in closed session; staff presented the contract terms and confirmed it mirrors prior agreements in structure. Councilmember raised that the package included a 9.5% total increase — presented as 6% COLA and 3.5% merit — and asked whether the COLA and merit components were performance-based; staff replied the structure matched comparable agreements.
After limited discussion, Council approved the AFSCME contract by a 4-1 vote. The contract will be incorporated into the 2025 budget as presented and staff noted the budget documents reflect benefit calculations changing from 100% to 95% employer-paid for some items, slightly altering the projected expenses included in the city’s budget materials.
