MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening is scheduled to vote on legislation linked to a new labor contract with its firefighters.
Local lawmakers are scheduled to vote on a fact-finder’s report offering final recommendations on differences between the city’s positions and Local 266 of the International Association of Firefighters.
The report has not been made public yet on the State Employment Relations Board website.
Council may also vote on the new contract itself. Union members are likely voting on the same report and contract this week.
The city’s current three-year deal with the union expired on March 31, 2025, and negotiations have been ongoing.
The two sides reached an impasse which they could not resolve and a fact-finder was appointed to make final recommendations, which has been done. Under Ohio law, council must consider those recommendations within seven days of the report’s issuance.
The current labor deal, approved in March 2023, was made retroactive to April 1, 2022. It included a 4.5-percent raise in the first year, followed by a 4-percent increase in the second year and a 3.5-percent raise in the final year.
In that contract cycle, a fact-finder had recommended a 4-percent raise in each of the three years.
Though it was not part of that contract language, firefighters did receive a $6,000 individual bonus through American Rescue Plan Act funding related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was a similar bonus to what was paid to the city’s police officers.
more coverage of the most recent mansfield contract with iaff local 266
City Council on Tuesday is also scheduled to:
— vote on the acceptance of a $20,000 grant from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency for cybersecurity services.
— vote on the acceptance of a $13,380 TechCred grant from the Ohio Dept. of Development to reimburse the city for training.
— vote on the acceptance of a $2,500 donation from Worner Roofing for the Mansfield Police Dept. neighborhood impact section.
— vote on the acceptance of a $5,000 grant from the Factory Mutual Insurance Co. for fire services.
— vote on the acceptance of a $50,000 donation from the Gorman Family Foundation to be used by the police and fire departments.
— discuss during caucus the city engineer’s plans for road resurfacing and also water main replacements in 2026.
— discuss during caucus termination of a storm sewer easement agreement in the Valley View Allotment.
— vote on the demolition of condemned structures at 205 Lexington Ave. and 566 Reed St.
— discuss during caucus a “then-and-now” certificate to pay $7,279.84 to ES Consulting. According to the legislation, the city’s permitting and development office contracted the company for services on Dec. 19, 2025, prior to submitting a purchase order. The purchase order was completed Dec. 31.
— discuss during caucus allowing the public works director to enter into a contract to restore the Liberty Park bathhouse.
— discuss during caucus spending $277,529 to buy a John Deere 624 P-Tier Wheel Loader from Murphy Tractor and Equipment Co. in Brunswick, Ohio, for use at the water treatment plant.
— discuss during caucus a letter of intent to negotiate and execute a conservation easement donation agreement for the “preservation of the scenic, natural, aesthetic and educational resource” with the West Creek Conservancy. The property is located along Bowers Road in Springfield Township.
Three committee meetings are scheduled Tuesday with streets at 6:35 p.m., public utilities at 6:45 p.m. and public affairs at 6:55 p.m.
Council caucus is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. with the legislation session following immediately thereafter.
(Below are PDFs with legislation planned for Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening.)
