After Mayor Ron Nirenberg refused to allow a discussion behind closed doors of the ongoing fire contract negotiations, half the city council joined together to force his hand. But it's not clear if they will get the meeting they want.
The negotiations between the city and the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association came up repeatedly during a Wednesday city council meeting, as their outcome will affect how big of a deficit the city will have to tackle in its next budget. However, Mayor Ron Nirenberg denied a request to hold a more detailed discussion in a closed-door executive session.
When the mayor refused to go to an executive session Wednesday, despite the option being on the agenda, Cabello Havrda said the group went for the “nuclear option” of forcing a meeting through a three-signature memo. The council’s executive session conversations are supposed to stay confidential. However, a city hall source told KSAT there was a concern that information would still leak to the fire union., any three council members have the power to force a special meeting. However, Whyte told KSAT late Wednesday night that City Attorney Andy Segovia had indicated he would not call the meeting.
As an example, SAPFFA President Joe Jones pointed to the “roughly about $109,000″ Deputy City Manager Maria Villagomez told KSAT was the average take-home pay for a firefighter in 2023.The base pay for the department’s highest-ranked firefighters, district chiefs, is just under $107,000 before additional incentives and overtime pay.
City staff already expect there will be a need for cuts or other cost-saving measures, but the actual amount will largely depend on where they land on the new contract.
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