Fleet and Facilities labor contract ratified for 2026-2028, Fire District record said

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the Marysville Fire District board's Aug. 19 meeting, the record said the board passed a motion at its July 15 meeting to approve the ratified Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for Fleet and Facilities staff for 2026-2028 ¹. The motion was made by Ross and seconded by Christoffersen, and the record said it passed unanimously ¹.

• The record said the board unanimously passed a July 15 motion approving the ratified Fleet and Facilities CBA for 2026-2028.
• Retroactive pay adjustments were to be processed in the August pay cycle, according to the record.
• A budget amendment may be required to cover actual labor costs, with adoption anticipated at the October board meeting.

Why it matters

As a collective bargaining agreement, this contract sets pay and working conditions for the district's Fleet and Facilities employees through 2028, which affects how much the district spends on staffing. The record said retroactive pay adjustments would be processed in the August pay cycle and that a budget amendment may be needed to cover actual labor costs, with adoption anticipated at the October board meeting ¹. The district's budget report shows it relies on property tax revenue, giving local taxpayers a stake in how these costs are managed ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The ratified Fleet and Facilities collective bargaining agreement for 2026-2028 was approved by the board at its July 15 meeting, according to the record ¹.
• Retroactive pay for covered employees was to be processed in the August pay cycle ¹.
• Whether a budget amendment to cover actual labor costs is adopted at the October board meeting ¹.
• The available records do not establish the outcome of the Aug. 19 meeting ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.