Correspondent
MACEDONIA – A collective bargaining agreement for members of International Association of Firefighters Local 3947, which runs from Jan. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2025, is in place after City Council ratified it Dec. 8.
The agreement includes a 4% salary increase in the first year and 3% each in years 2 and 3. A captain will receive $100,150 as of Jan. 1, 2023, while a lieutenant will receive $88,628 and an inspector $83,530.
Salaries for steps one (probation to 12th month) to five (61st month) on the wage table range from $59,520 to $78,432.
The agreement also outlines procedures for such aspects as overtime and longevity pay, work hours, grievances, vacations, holidays, insurance, uniforms, sick and funeral leave and union dues.
“This is the first time that anyone in the current administration can remember that a contract was ratified prior to the beginning of the contract period,” said Mayor Nick Molnar.
In other action, Council established the compensation schedule for non-union city employees effective Jan. 1, 2023. Fourteen pay grades are listed in the ordinance.
For 2023, pay grade 1 can range from minimum wage to $14.87 an hour, while paygrade 14 can range from $91,669 to $143,168.
The mayor’s salary for 2023 will be 1% above the pay grade 13 midpoint of $98,480, or about $99,465. That would rise to 1% of $118,098, or about $119,278, in 2025.
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