More Ogdensburg firefighter layoffs to come if contract agreement isn't reached soon | St. Lawrence County : vimarsana.com

OGDENSBURG — The last remaining laid-off city firefighter has been brought back to work this…
OGDENSBURG — The prolonged disagreement over city fire department staffing could lead to a smaller roster than anticipated if an agreement with city leadership isn’t reached soon.
As part of the city’s latest proposal, the city would pursue reducing the fire department from 20 to 16 firefighters — meaning four more layoffs — if the union doesn’t accept the contract offer. Since Jan. 1, the city fire department has been trimmed from 27 to 20 firefighters, and the additional cuts would bring the total staff reduction to 11.
The department is currently operating with 21 firefighters as the fire chief salary is being used to fund the 21st position. But at the end of the month, another firefighter will retire, dropping the department back to 20.

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