The City of Tallahassee recently announced the city commission will meet in an executive session on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. The purpose of the session is to discuss police contract negotiations. As allowed by state law, the session is closed to the public. However, media representatives are be ing notified per the City’s desire to keep local media notified of such meetings. The session will be held at City Hall, 300 South Adams Street. The current contract, which expires in October 2026, was adopted on March 22, 2023, when the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to approve the collective bargaining agreement with the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (PBA). Mayor John Dailey, City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox voted for approval, while Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter voted against ratifying the agreement. The Commission vote came after the union members voted overwhelming to accept the agreement. According to officials, 85% of officers and investigators approved of the agreement as did 95% of sergeants and lieutenants. The agreement covered a period of three years, commencing on October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2026. The estimated three-year base cost for the wage component of the agreement is $6,139,996. In FY24, the estimated cost for the pension component of the agreements is $239,000. Under the last agreement, police officer starting salaries will increase from under $50,000 to $60,000. ...read more read less