Task force presses for salary parity and longevity-pay language in PSAP ILA

Council members and staff pressed the task force to include explicit personnel protections in the interlocal agreement to minimize disruption to existing 911 employees.

Councilman Hondros emphasized the importance of protecting longevity pay and other benefits, arguing the language should say the consolidation "not create any job losses or reduction in pay benefits, seniority, no loss in longevity pay," a formulation the city attorney agreed could be added. Participants said such language would give current employees comfort during a transition to a joint PSAP.

Managers and legal counsel discussed where protections belong — in the ILA, in an operations agreement, or in bylaws — and asked the integrator to advise on implementing salary parity. The group asked attorneys to return a revised draft that explicitly names longevity pay and confirms that service years for retirement would not be reduced.