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SUMMARY OF BFF CONTRACT CHANGES
Term of Agreement: July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028
FIRST YEAR
FY 2025-2026
• Effective July 1, 2025, provide an in-pocket wage increase of 3%.
• Effective July 1, 2025, convert existing Battalion Chief’s Aide Special Assignment to Emergency Incident Technician (EIT) Special Assignment, and increase biweekly pay of $140.15 to 5% of base wage.
• Effective July 1, 2025, increase Educational Incentive Pay and convert to a percentage, as follows:
o AA Degree: increase from $200 per month to 2.5% of top step Firefighter o BA Degree: increase from $300 per month to 4.5% of top step Firefighter o MA Degree: increase from $325 per month to 5.0% of top step Firefighter
• Effective July 1, 2025, increase the Fire Investigator Premium from $250 per month to 3% of top step Fire Engineer.
• Effective July 1, 2025, match PEPRA employee contributions to the City’s 457 deferred compensation plan up to 2% of employee base wage.
• Effective December 1, 2025, increase the monthly Total Potential Allowance for medical premium costs only.
o 1 Party: from up to $730 to up to $767
o 2 Party: from up to $1,459 to up to $1,532
o Family: from up to $1,895 to up to $1,990
• Effective July 1, 2025, at the discretion of the Fire Chief, employees may accrue in lieu time for voluntary overtime to backfill Vacation, Sick Leave, IA Leave, or PPL— excluding cases where the absence is due to in lieu time—with reduced accrual caps of 192 hours for 56-hour assignments and 138 hours for 40-hour assignments; no force-hiring will occur for in lieu coverage.
• As soon as practical following Council adoption, the City will begin BFF employee contributions to the IAFF MERP, redirect its current $30 PEHP contribution to the MERP, and increase the total City monthly contribution to $37.50 per employee.
• As soon as practical following Council adoption, implementation of duty release and compensation guidelines for strike team personnel (post-120 consecutive hours deployment)
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SECOND YEAR
FY 2026-2027
• Effective July 1, 2026, provide an in-pocket wage increase of 3%.
• Effective July 1, 2026, match PEPRA employee contributions to the City’s 457 deferred compensation plan up to 3% of employee base wage.
• Effective the beginning of the pay period containing December 1, 2026, increase the monthly Total Potential Allowance for medical premium costs only. o 1 Party: from up to $767 to up to $805
o 2 Party: from up to $1,532 to up to $1,609
o Family: from up to $1,990 to up to $2,089
THIRD YEAR
FY 2027-2028
• Effective July 1, 2027, provide an in-pocket wage increase of 3%.
• Effective July 1, 2027, match PEPRA employee contributions to the City’s 457 deferred compensation plan up to 4% of employee base wage.
• Effective the beginning of the pay period containing December 1, 2027, increase the monthly Total Potential Allowance for medical premium costs only. o 1 Party: from up to $805 to up to $845
o 2 Party: from up to $1,609 to up to $1,690
o Family: from up to $2,089 to up to $2,195