Town schedules fire contract meetings

Town Manager Bruce St. Denis is ready to begin contract negotiations for a new three-year contract with the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department.

A memo was sent out to the Longboat Key Town Commission June 1, inquiring about a series of executive sessions St. Denis would like to have with commissioners to discuss the new contract.

Scheduled sessions are planned for June 8 and 9. St. Denis is also inquiring about sessions for July 13, July 14, July 26, July 27 and July 28.

The sessions are private meetings held before the town and the firefighters begin holding contract negotiation sessions that are open to the public.

Longboat Key Human Resources Manager Lisa Silvertooth said the town and the firefighters must pick a date to head back to the negotiation table by June 15, which is required by the current contract.

Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].