Assembly ratifies labor agreement with Public Safety Employees Association

The Juneau City and Borough Assembly approved Resolution 4039 during a Feb. 25, 2026 special meeting, ratifying a collective bargaining agreement with the Public Safety Employees Association that the City Manager said would take effect July 1, 2025, and expire June 30, 2028.

The City Manager recommended adoption and said the full terms are summarized in the manager’s written recommendation; the manager declined to read the recommendation in full. The mayor pointed out a typographical error in the manager’s report and said the second line of the second paragraph should read "3%, 3%, and 5%." Assemblymember Barr confirmed the manager’s report includes specific economic modifications for sworn officers and other bargaining unit members, but the numeric wording in the on-record report appeared garbled in the transcript and was not read verbatim during the meeting.

Assemblymember Wall moved to approve Resolution 4039 and asked for unanimous consent. "I move the assembly approve resolution 4 0 3 9, and I ask for unanimous consent," Wall said. The mayor asked if there was any objection; hearing none, the mayor declared, "Seeing none, the resolution has passed." No members of the public signed up to testify on the item.

The assembly did not record a roll-call vote after the unanimous-consent approval. The mayor then confirmed there were no public participation sign-ups on non-agenda items and adjourned the special meeting.

What the resolution does: According to the manager’s remarks and the resolution title, it ratifies a collective bargaining agreement between the Juneau City and Borough and the Public Safety Employees Association covering fiscal years 2026–2028. The manager said the agreement’s effective and expiration dates are July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2028, respectively; the manager’s written recommendation contains the detailed financial and operational terms.

Next steps: The resolution was adopted by unanimous consent during the special meeting. The manager’s recommendation contains the agreement text and economic details for reference; the assembly did not solicit further public comment or call a separate roll-call vote at the meeting’s close.