What it means: Article 17 CBA covers 13 positions within the Fire Department, as follows: Secretary & Part Time Fire Prevention Secretary, Fire Prevention Officer, Lieutenants (working supervisors who ride on the trucks and manage the operations of the fire station), Captains (shift commanders who ride on the trucks, manage the day-to-day operations of their shift, and develop daily work schedules, and Deputy Fire Chief) oversees the day-to-day operations of the fire department. This agreement provides a Market Rate adjustment, and subsequent smaller increases in years 2 and 3.
Those in favor say: These positions support critical emergency service in Hampton and the people involved have worked diligently in difficult situations. These are the folks whose day-to-day leadership and training assure that the firefighters go safely home at the end of each shift.
Fiscal impact: If Article 17 is approved, a property valued at $400,000 would see a tax increase of $9.66 in 2024, with lesser increases in each of the subsequent years in the contract period. Cost per thousand dollars of valuation is .024 cents in 2024.