HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026 13_Tentative Agreement IAFFCITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA
RESOLUTION 2026-13
A RESOLUTION TO IMPLEMENT TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF OWASSO AND
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL #2789
WHEREAS, the City of Owasso and the IAFF Local #2789 are engaged in bargaining for a Collective
Bargaining Agreement for FY 2026-2027, which will be a successor agreement to the FY 2025-2026 Collective
Bargaining Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties have not yet completed a successor agreement to the FY 2025-2026
Collective Bargaining Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Owasso desires to continue in effect the FY 2025-2026 Collective Bargaining
Agreement, except for provisions of Article 20 and Appendix A addressed in the next paragraph, through
June 30, 2027, unless prior to that date the agreement is legally modified by a successor agreement through
collective bargaining and/or arbitration as set forth within Oklahoma Statutes Title 11, §51-101 seq.
WHEREAS, the City of Owasso and the IAFF Local #2789 have not agreed upon an across the board
increase, the City of Owasso and the IAFF Local #2789 agree that the compensation provisions currently
provided for in Article 20, Compensation, and the Appendix A Pay Plan, of the FY 2025-2026 Collective
Bargaining Agreement shall continue unchanged through June 30, 2027, unless prior to that date the
agreement is legally modified by a successor agreement through collective bargaining and/or arbitration
as set forth within Oklahoma Statutes Title 11, §51-101 seq., allowing eligible employees to receive step
increases on their anniversary dates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, that
the provisions of the FY 2025-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which does not include Article 20
Compensation, and Appendix A, except for provisions of Article 20 and Appendix A addressed in the next
paragraph, through June 30, 2027, as permissible within the confines of Oklahoma law, will continue to be
observed by the City until June 30, 2027 unless a successor agreement is placed into effect through
collective bargaining and/or arbitration as set forth within Oklahoma Statutes Title 11, §51-101 seq.; and
NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the compensation provisions currently provided for in Article 20,
Compensation, and the Appendix A Pay Plan, of the FY 2025-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement, as
permissible within the confines of Oklahoma law, will continue to be observed by the City unchanged until
June 30, 2027 unless a successor agreement is placed into effect through collective bargaining and/or
arbitration as set forth within Oklahoma Statutes Title 11, §51-101 seq., allowing eligible employees to
receive step increases on their anniversary dates.
NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this agreement shall expire on June 30, 2027, unless prior to that date
the Collective Bargaining Agreement is legally modified by a successor agreement through collective
bargaining and/or arbitration as set forth within Oklahoma Statutes Title 11, §51-101 seq., or unless extended
in writing by the parties.
AP OV this 7th day of July, 2026.
TTEST: OF O 9 ul L ing, M or
Juliann M. Stevens, ity Clerk " orrrcrAL
SEAL
APP VED AS TRM;
rs ,
akf.P,HOc'.P .>
Juli ombardi, City Attorneys"
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Michele Dempster, Senior Director
SUBJECT: Resolution 2026-13, International Association of Fire Fighters - Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Contract
DATE: July 2, 2026
BACKGROUND:
In February 2026, representatives of the City of Owasso and the International Association of Fire
Fighters (IAFF) Local #2789 began negotiations for a successor Collective Bargaining Agreement
for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Tentative agreements have been reached on all contract articles
except compensation, which remains the only unresolved issue.
Because negotiations remain ongoing, City Council action is necessary to avoid a lapse in the
current Collective Bargaining Agreement. The proposed Resolution 2026-13 will continue the Fiscal
Year 2025-2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement, including the current compensation structure
and all existing terms and conditions, without change while negotiations continue, until a
successor agreement is reached through collective bargaining or arbitration, or until June 30,
2027, whichever occurs first. Eligible IAFF members will continue to receive anniversary step
increases in accordance with the current agreement.
The IAFF is in agreement with continuing the current Collective Bargaining Agreement while
negotiations continue. This approach provides operational stability for both parties while allowing
negotiations to continue without interrupting the existing terms and conditions of employment.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 2026-13, continuing the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the City of Owasso and the International Association of Fire
Fighters Local #2789 into Fiscal Year2026-2027.
ATTACHMENT:
Resolution 2026-13