<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>City of Racine - Meeting of Finance and Personnel Committee on 3/6/2023 at 6:30 PM</title><link>https://cityofracine.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=1086626&amp;GUID=CEB415EF-3313-4888-9410-1B647492F410</link><description /><generator>Legistar</generator><ttl>15</ttl><atom:link href="https://cityofracine.legistar.com/Feed.ashx?GUID=CEB415EF-3313-4888-9410-1B647492F410&amp;ID=1086626&amp;M=CalendarDetail&amp;Title=City+of+Racine+-+Meeting+of+Finance+and+Personnel+Committee+on+3%2F6%2F2023+at+6%3A30+PM" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><item><title>0217-23</title><link>https://cityofracine.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&amp;From=RSS&amp;ID=6050539&amp;GUID=0DD8D7CB-055C-4CC5-92F2-42042F8C1A13</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0DD8D7CB-055C-4CC5-92F2-42042F8C1A13-2026-01-15-17-41-40</guid><description>File #: 0217-23&lt;br /&gt;Ver.: A&lt;br /&gt;Agenda #: &lt;br /&gt;Type: Communication&lt;br /&gt;Title: Subject: Communication sponsored by Mayor Mason, and Alder Taft, on behalf of the City Administrator submitting the Local 321, International Association of Fire Fighters, 2021 - 2024 collective bargaining agreement for consideration.
 
Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 03-06-2023: That the negotiated collective bargaining agreement with Local 321, International Association of Fire Fighters for 2021-2024 be approved.
 
Fiscal Note: The wage increases are as follows: 4% increases on January 1, 2021, 3.5% on January 1, 2022, 1% increase on January 1, 2023, a 3% increase on December 31,2023, a 1% increase on January 1, 2024, and a 3.25% increase on December 31, 2024.  The settlement also includes a $2,000 retention bonus for active members and a sick leave payout phase out plan.   The cumulative costs of the contractual increases over the four year period amount to approximately $2,000,000 in wages and  benefits over the life of the contract. Base wages will increase by 15.75% over the term of the contract.&lt;br /&gt;Action: Recommended For Approval&lt;br /&gt;Result: </description><category>Communication</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:41:40 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>