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Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

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Firefighter pay appendices would be replaced

·Greeley·Weld County

From the Greeley City Council meeting of

The amendment would replace Appendices A and B of the city’s 2027-28 agreement with IAFF Local 888, which contain firefighter compensation schedules; the agreement’s other terms would remain in force except as amended. The 2027 schedule lists a 4.00% increase from 2026, effective January 1, 2027, and the 2028 schedule lists a 4.00% increase from 2027, effective December 30, 2027. Annual firefighter pay ranges from $69,542 for Single Role EMS to $194,947 for Battalion Chief in 2027, and from $72,324 to $202,744 in 2028; Firefighter I (Basis) pay is $114,004 and $118,564, respectively. ALS and specialist annual pay ranges from $4,560 to $12,540 in 2027 and from $4,743 to $13,042 in 2028. The ordinance would take effect five days after final publication.

Passed on first reading with the consent agenda (carried, 7-0).

More from this meeting

  1. Greeley City Council, Oct. 6, 2026

    Greeley council backs 2F, which its resolution describes as a proposed 0.6% sales and use tax increase, 5-2; Greeley adopts ordinance to vacate alley for Weld County Judicial Center, 7-0; 4 consent items adopted, 7-0; 1 consent item passed on first reading, 7-0.

  2. Item 11Greeley council backs 2F, which its resolution describes as a proposed 0.6% sales and use tax increase

    Greeley City Council endorsed Ballot Question 2F for the Nov. 3 election. The council's resolution says the measure proposes a 0.6% sales and use tax increase, equal to 60 cents per $100 of taxable purchases. It says the proposed tax excludes the city sales tax on food.

  3. Item 16Greeley adopts ordinance to vacate alley for Weld County Judicial Center

    A separate preliminary plat would combine the existing parcels and alley into one 3.709-acre lot. The county agreement assigns the city responsibility for relocating the wastewater line, at an estimated cost of $1 million.