NSB City Commission approves new contract with firefighters' union

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- City Commissioners voted unanimously tonight to approve a three-year labor agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local No. 2271, through Sept. 30, 2013, and retroactive to Oct. 1 of this year.

Mayor Adam Barringer and Commissioners Judy Reiker, Jim Hathaway and Jack Grasty voted for the three-year pact. Commissioner and Vice Mayor Lynne Plaskett was absent due to illness.

The contract calls for $85,116.40 in give backs or cuts from the union in the first year, including:

  • Longevity, $31,322.80;
  • Personal leave, $29,350;
  • Pension contribution, $19,802.15;
  • FICA tax: $4,641.47.