Request for City Council Ratification of the First Amendment to the Dubuque Professional Firefighters Association (DPFA) July 1, 2024 Collective Bargaining AgreementCity of Dubuque
City Council
CONSENT ITEMS # 17.
Copyrighted
September 15, 2025
ITEM TITLE: Request for City Council Ratification of the First Amendment
to the Dubuque Professional Firefighters Association (DPFA)
July 1, 2024 Collective Bargaining Agreement
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending City Council ratification of the
First Amendment to the Dubuque Professional Firefighters
Association (DPFA) Collective Bargaining Agreement that
became effective July 1, 2024.
SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Approve
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
1. MVM Memo
2. 9-8-25 Memo to MVM re Request for Execution of First Amendment to DPFA (Fire)
7-1-24 CBA (Wage Plans implementation and Grievance Resolution)
3. First Amendment to 7-1-2024 DPFA (Fire) CBA re Wage Implementation Dates &
Grievance 25-01 Resolution (Partially Executed)
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Request for City Council Ratification of the First Amendment to the
Dubuque Professional Firefighters Association (DPFA) July 1, 2024
Collective Bargaining Agreement
DATE: September 9, 2025
Chief Human Resources Officer Shelley Stickfort is recommending City Council
ratification of the First Amendment to the Dubuque Professional Firefighters Association
(DPFA) Collective Bargaining Agreement that became effective July 1, 2024.
The First Amendment is to resolve DPFA grievance #25-01 and document mutual
understanding of the parties regarding the implementation dates for the negotiated
Wage Plans.
The Union ratified this First Amendment on August 29, 2025.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Shelley Stickfort, Chief Human Resources Officer
Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer
Amy Scheller, Fire Chief
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TO: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Shelley M. Stickfort, Chief Human Resources Officer
DATE: September 8, 2025
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RE: Request for City Council Ratification of the First Amendment to the
Dubuque Professional Firefighters Association (DPFA) July 1, 2024 CBA
The purpose of this First Amendment is to resolve DPFA grievance #25-01 and
document mutual understanding of the parties regarding the implementation dates for
the negotiated Wage Plans as provided for within the Dubuque Professional Firefighters
Association (DPFA) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that became effective July
1, 2024.
This First Amendment provides explicit understanding regarding the date that wage
plans become effective for the duration of the July 1, 2024 City of Dubuque/DPFA CBA
and resolves at Step 1 the grievance #25-01 filed by DPFA.
The Union ratified this First Amendment on August 29, 2025.
I respectfully request your support for the recommendation that the Dubuque City
Council votes to ratify, and therefore fully execute, this First Amendment to the July 1,
2024 DPFA (Fire) CBA.
Attachments: Partially executed First Amendment
cc: Jenny Larson, CFO
Amy Scheller, Fire Chief
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FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
AND
DUBUQUE PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 25
July 1, 2024 — June 30, 2027
This First Amendment to Agreement, dated for reference purposes the 21 st day of
August, 2025, is made and entered into between the Dubuque Professional Firefighters'
Association ("Union" or "DPFA") and the City of Dubuque, a municipal corporation
("City").
To provide clear, unambiguous understanding of the related Agreement provision
language and to resolve DPFA/Union grievance #25-01 regarding the effective date of
annual Wage Plans, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1. Effective upon ratification, at Article 5 WAGES/OVERTIME.
Section 5.1 Wage Plan
Employees shall be paid pursuant to Appendix A of this Agreement outlining the wage
plan which represents the base pay for positions covered by this Agreement.
For the first year of this Agreement that includes the FY25, the Wage Plan is effective
July 1, 2024. For the second year of this Agreement that includes the FY26, the Wage
Plan is effective July 1, 2025. For the third year of this Agreement that includes the
FY27, the Wage Plan is effective the first date of the first full pay period after July 1,
2026.
Section 2.
Pay adjustments for the period from July 1, 2025 through July 5, 2025 pursuant to this
First Amendment shall be reflected in effected employees' pay within sixty (60) days of
the full execution of this Amendment.
Section 3. Appendices A.1, A.2, and A.3
Wage Plans in Appendix A.1, Appendix A.2, and Appendix A.3 are amended to reflect
the last paragraph of Section 1. of this First Amendment.
Section 4. DPFA Grievance #25-01 Wage Plan Effective Date
The parties agree that ratification of this First Amendment resolves the DPFA Grievance
#25-01 filed to Step 1 and such grievance is withdrawn.
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Section 5. Each person signing this First Amendment on behalf of a party
represents and warrants that the party has the requisite power and authority to enter
into, execute, and deliver this First Amendment on behalf of such party and that this
First Amendment is a valid and legally binding obligation of such party enforceable
against it.
Section 6. This First Amendment represents the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior discussions or
understanding that the parties may have with respect to same.
Executed in Dubuque, Iowa as of the date first above written.
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
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Adrienne Breitfelder, City Clerk
DUBUQUE PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION
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William Sullivan President