Legislation Details

File #: TMP-11682    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Miscellaneous
File created: 5/27/2026 In control: Board of Fire Commissioners
On agenda: 6/2/2026 Final action:
Title: Recommendation to approve a First Amendment to The Employment Agreement between Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Board of Fire Commissioners and Richard J. Edwards, Fire Chief, to: (1) extend the Chief’s current contract term from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031, (2) increase severance pay from three months to six months of base salary; (3) establish parameters for merit-based salary increases and performance bonuses, (4) revise vacation accrual to provide a prorated 167 hours of earned vacation for the remainder of 2026, and 213 hours of annual vacation accrual beginning January 1, 2027; (5) clean-up and clarification of existing language, and (6) add a successorship provision in the event of agency consolidation (All Commission Districts). FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
Attachments: 1. Item #11 Edwards Employment Agreement First Amendment Staff Report, 2. Item #11 Edwards Employment Agreement First Amendment, 3. Item #11 Edwards Employment Agreement 07-01-2025
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Recommendation to approve a First Amendment to The Employment Agreement between Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Board of Fire Commissioners and Richard J. Edwards, Fire Chief, to: (1) extend the Chief’s current contract term from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2031, (2) increase severance pay from three months to six months of base salary; (3) establish parameters for merit-based salary increases and performance bonuses, (4) revise vacation accrual to provide a prorated 167 hours of earned vacation for the remainder of 2026, and 213 hours of annual vacation accrual beginning January 1, 2027; (5) clean-up and clarification of existing language, and (6) add a successorship provision in the event of agency consolidation (All Commission Districts). FOR POSSIBLE ACTION