City Council 2 3 26 Agenda Item N 4 Reso Approving Agreement with IAFF

The City of Oxnard City Council discussed and approved a successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 1684, representing approximately 124 city employees including firefighters and related classifications. Key negotiation points included maintaining competitive labor market conditions while ensuring fiscal responsibility amid uncertain state and federal funding. The agreement features a 5% annual increase in the city's healthcare contribution to keep pace with insurance premium rises, an 18% increase in salary ranges over three years (6% annually), a 1.5% base salary increase, and a one-time 2% retention bonus. Financial impacts were presented using two methodologies: a cumulative cost increase of approximately $7.83 million over the contract term and a year-over-year increase totaling about $3.83 million, with the budget impact reaching $3.53 million by contract completion.