The city council Monday is set to consider a new, three-year contract with the Hollister firefighters union.
The council is set to meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hollister City Hall, 375 Fifth St.
The most recent fire contract expired in June 2014, but the two sides have been negotiating in good faith since then, according to an agenda report. The new deal would extend the contract through June 2018.
In the agreement, firefighter personnel would receive a 2.5 percent pay increase in the first year along with a one-time cash payout of $1,000 for all affected employees. On July 1, 2015, firefighters would receive another $1,750 as an additional retention bonus.
Effective Jan. 1, 2016, the city would apply a 2.75 percent pay hike across the board along with final one-time, respective payouts of $1,750 on July 1, 2016.
On Jan. 1, 2017, firefighters will receive another 2.75 percent pay hike to their salaries.
For employees hired before 2013, they would contribute 9 percent of their salaries to retirement costs. For employees hired after that in the tiered system, they would follow the state figure.
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