HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council will take action on a contract between the city and the union representing its firefighters Tuesday.
The new contract makes revisions to the probationary period, allowing for extra time due to unforeseen absence and reflects a wage schedule of 2% for firefighters and 1% for fire captains. It also has a merit pay program where expectations must be met.
It also calls for a bonus for those firefighters who went on wildland fire duty in the northwest over the summer. The revision would provide bonuses to the 11 firefighters.
Also Tuesday, the council will go over the health and dental insurance renewal for city employees and hear the reports of fellow council members and the city administrator. Tuesday's meeting of the Hutchison City Council begins at 9 a.m. at the Hutchinson city offices.
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