Subject:
Title
Ratify, Re: Labor Agreements between Brevard County and International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 2969 Rank and File and Supervisory Units
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Fiscal Impact:
Projected fiscal impact resulting from changes to Article 13 - Wages would add the following costs to current Fire Rescue payroll for budgeted unit member positions:
FY24-25: $ 8,793,931.57
FY25-26 $ 8,754,585.18
FY26-27 $ 5,137,148.27
Total: $22,685,665.02
These projected fiscal impacts include the cost of retroactive pay for Year1 and the transport incentive.
Dept/Office:
Office of Human Resources
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners ratify the tentatively agreed upon modifications to the various articles in the IAFF collective bargaining agreements presented herewith and authorize the County Manager to execute the 3-year labor agreements as provided for by 447.309, Florida Statutes.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The County and Brevard County Professional Firefighters Association, Local 2969 ("Union") began negotiations for both the Rank and File and Supervisory contracts on January 12, 2024. After twenty sessions and an impasse proceeding, the negotiating teams were able to successfully reach a tentative agreement ("TA") for the Rank and File Collective Bargaining Agreement and Supervisory Unit Collective Bargaining Agreement. Union leadership submitted these Agreements for ratification by the Union membership. The Union vote concluded on July 15, 2025 and the results were overwhelmingly positive. For the Rank and File Unit, 358 voted Yes and 4 voted No. For the Supervisory Unit, 12 voted Yes and 1 voted No.
The mutual goal of the negotiations was to find a way to improve wages and working conditions for bargaining unit personnel working for Brevard County Fire Rescue. The challenge in reaching this goal was finding a way to increase wages to competitive levels within the County's unique budget limitations...
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