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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br />To:Saint Anthony Village City Council <br />From:Charlie Yunker, City Manager <br />Date:November 26 22, 2024 City Council Meeting <br />Resolution:Resolution 24-084 Approving the 2025-2026 Agreement between the International Association <br />of Fire Fighters, Local 3486 Representing the Saint Anthony Fire Department Employees and the <br />City of Saint Anthony Village <br />BACKGROUND <br />For your approval is a resolution approving the 2025-2026 Agreement between the International Association of <br />Fire Fighters, Local 3486 representing the Saint Anthony Fire Department Employees and the City of Saint <br />Anthony Village. <br />The City and Union have an agreed-upon set of peers utilized for comparison for each negotiation. This set of <br />peers is based on the closest comparative department to Saint Anthony Village that considers a combination of <br />city population, department size and scope of services and capabilities. This set of peers is used to determine <br />appropriate wage levels and well as other aspects such as unform allowances, special pay rates, etc. <br />The City also has a practice if applying the appropriate Cost of Living (COLA) adjustment across all positions <br />throughout the city. This amount is determined by a combination of the identified peer and information from <br />around the metropolitan region to ensure wages remain competitive. At times market adjustments are <br />necessary when certain positions market wage pressure exceeds the annual COLA adjustments. <br />The City also follows the common practice of negotiating two-year agreements so negotiations aren’t necessary <br />each year and can provide predictability for the second year’s overall city budget and levy for personnel costs. <br />This year it was evident that wages across all positions were increasing more rapidly than previous years, and <br />market adjustments were needed in order to remain competitive. This was discussed at budget work sessions <br />during the budget and levy process. <br />Through negotiations, the union agreed to a 3% COLA increase for each year of the contract. The union also <br />requested a market adjustment in an effort to be at a comparable level to the department’s peers. After review <br />and negotiations, the union agreed to a 4% market adjust for 2025. <br />Summary of changes in the Police Department contract: <br />Paramedic pay increase from 4% over Firefighters to 8% to align with peers. <br />A 1% increase for each Longevity tier to also align with peers. <br />There were also language changes to the contract that removed some duties and special pay now that there is a <br />Full-Time Deputy Fire Chief that has taken on those responsibilities. (ie: training responsibilities)