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Friday, August 14, 2009
Firefighters take pay cut to save jobs
XENIA — The city’s firefighters’ union has agreed to pay cuts and a salary freeze that will save six from layoffs.
City council has signed off on the deal, but some technical issues with the union contract still must be worked out, said Jim Percival, city manager. The city continues to work with its other unions to try to avoid losing another 14 positions, a combination of five police and nine city workers, that were targeted for cuts because of declining revenue.
Joe Mullikin, firefighters union president, said his union agreed to five percent pay cuts and to postpone a 3 percent raise from 2011 until 2012.
Percival told the city’s unions earlier this summer a five percent pay cut for all employees was needed to make up a projected $1.4 million deficit in 2010. Negotiations continue, but 20 workers were notified Tuesday they could lose their jobs in the city couldn’t make up the funding gap. Percival said he hopes to announce more deals next week week.
“Things are looking much brighter,” he said. “There is still work to do.”
A public safety levy to raise money to pay firefighters and police is planned for next year, Percival said. Economic development efforts also continue.
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