Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is proposing the Pensacola City Council give the union that represents the general employees, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Florida Council 79,a 10.5-percent raise to be spread over three years. These raises also will be given to those city employees not in AFSCME.
YEAR 1: Fiscal 2018-2019: October 1, 2018, Three Percent (3%) increase to base pay up to the maximum of assigned pay grade. Those bargaining unit members who are at the maximum cap or exceed the maximum cap because of this pay increase will receive the equivalent 3% pay increase exceeding the maximum cap as a one-time bonus.
YEAR 2: Fiscal 2019-2020: October 1, 2019, Three and a half Percent (3.5%) increase to base pay up to the maximum of assigned pay grade. Those bargaining unit members who are at the maximum cap or exceed the maximum cap because of this pay increase will receive the equivalent 3.5% pay increase exceeding the maximum cap as a one-time bonus.
YEAR 3: Fiscal 2020-2021: October 1, 2020, Four Percent (4%) increase to base pay up to the maximum of assigned pay grade. Those bargaining unit members who are at the maximum cap or exceed the maximum cap because of this pay increase will receive the equivalent 4% pay increase exceeding the maximum cap as a one-time bonus.