El Paso City and Local 51 agree to three FTO coordinators per shift

El Paso City and the El Paso Association of Firefighters Local 51 reached an agreement to set three field training officer coordinators per shift, resolving a pending negotiation item from a July 14 session.

"Yes, we're in agreement with the 3 FTO coordinator language," said Jay Nicholson, President of Local 51, after the moderator reintroduced the item and reviewed the proposed red-line language. City staff confirmed they would incorporate that text into the draft agreement and send copies to the union for confirmation.

The agreement was presented as part of a bundle of pending items the parties reviewed; negotiators said they will circulate updated red-line documents and confirm counts and language before finalizing the contract sections. No formal vote was recorded; participants characterized the exchange as reaching consensus on that specific staffing language.