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RESOLUTION APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DULUTH AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 101 FOR YEARS 2015-2017.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute
and implement a collective bargaining agreement with International Association of Fire Fighters Local 101 (“IAFF”) containing the same terms and conditions, and substantially the same as that attached hereto as Exhibit A, covering the years 2015 through 2017.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The city and IAFF have been in negotiations for a successor agreement to the current 2012-2014 collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”). The parties tentatively agreed to a 2015-2017 CBA on August 26, 2015, and IAFF ratified this CBA on October 9, 2015. This three-year CBA has wage increases of 2.25% in 2015, 2.0% in 2016, and 2.25% in 2017. Beginning January 1, 2016, IAFF members will receive a 1.5% increase in compensation for E.M.T. training, certification and duties. In addition, IAFF members not eligible for city-paid retiree health insurance will receive a 1.5% increase into their healthcare savings plan accounts. This CBA also expands family dental insurance eligibility rules and provides for more flexible deferred compensation availability by allowing employees additional health insurance coverage options.