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Pursuant to Section 307B.2, Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes, consider convening in executive session to discuss negotiations of the FYE 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 1882, and the City of Lawton, and, if necessary, take appropriate action in open session.
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INITIATOR: Mayor Stan Booker
INFORMATION SOURCE: Mayor Stan Booker
BACKGROUND: The Mayor desires to discuss the status of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement with the City Manager, City Attorney, and Council to include discussions regarding the negotiation process between the City and Lawton Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 1882. The City Attorney advises the City Council that the Council should determine that disclosure of confidential communications between the Council and the City Attorney regarding the above referenced item will seriously impair the ability of the City to defend the City’s interest, and from that determination, the Council should convene in executive session to discuss this matter.
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STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Convene in executive session to discuss the FYE 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Internation Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 1882, and the City of Lawton, and, if necessary, take appropriate action in open session.