City Authorizes Firefighter Contract
The months-old salary dispute between El Segundo and its Firefighters Assn. ended Tuesday night when the City Council authorized a unilateral one-year contract with the firefighters.
The imposed agreement authorizes the Fire Department to hire three new employees but denies a salary increase to association members this year.
A three-year contract, which would have given the members 2% pay raises in the second and third year, was rejected by the firefighters, city officials said.
El Segundo City Manager Ronald E. Cano called the one-year contract “fair and equitable, in light of the current sensitive economic situation in the city.”
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