City Council Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology Hearing on Dockets #1474-1475

Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY24 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Twenty-Seven Million, Three Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Six Dollars ($27,357,626.00) to provide funding for the Boston Fire Department for the FY23 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF, Local 718).

Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston Fire Department for FY24 in the amount of Twenty-Seven Million, Three Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Six Dollars ($27,357,626.00) to cover the FY24 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 718. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024. The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 3%, 3%, and 2.5%, to be given in July of each fiscal year of the contract term.

These matters were sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu and referred to the Committee on September 20, 2023.

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Public Testimony

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Staff Contact: Shane Pac

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