Council adopts $260,000 in supplemental appropriations to cover firefighter lump sums and monitoring devices

Fairborn City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 29-16 on Oct. 3, 2016 to provide supplemental appropriations required after mediation outcomes with the firefighters' union and an increased court demand for SCRAM monitoring devices.

Finance Director Randy Groves explained that as part of the conciliation outcome the city agreed to pay each current firefighter a $5,000 lump sum to correct prior overtime-rate discrepancies; that obligation required approximately $240,000 across two funds ($225,000 from the Fire and EMS Fund and $15,000 from the Public Safety Police and Fire Fund). Groves also said the court requested an additional $20,000 in the Indigent Driver Interlock and Alcohol Monitoring Fund to cover SCRAM device needs. Councilwoman Marilyn McCauley moved adoption; Deputy Mayor Paul Keller seconded, and the ordinance was adopted by voice vote (yeas five).