BURBANK FIREFIGHTERS GET 2.4% PAY HIKE.Byline: Alex (language) Alex - 1. A polymorphic language being developed by Stephen Crawley <sxc@itd.dtso.oz.au> of Defence Science & Tech Org, Australia. Alex has abstract data types, type inference and inheritance. 2. BURBANK Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. - The City Council has approved a one-year adj. 1. completing its life cycle within a year. Adj. 1. one-year - completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants" annual phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants contract giving Burbank firefighters a cost-of-living increase, although officials promised bigger raises in the future, the parties said Wednesday. Firefighters' pay will go up by 2.4 percent, retroactive Having reference to things that happened in the past, prior to the occurrence of the act in question. A retroactive or retrospective law is one that takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, creates new obligations, imposes new duties, or attaches a to July 1, the start of the current fiscal year. The agreement will cost the city $350,000 this year. Burbank firefighters make an average of 2.5 percent less than those in comparable cities, including Pasadena, Glendale and Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , said Lew Stone Lew Stone (1898 - 1969), British dance band leader and arranger. Major name in British popular entertainment during the 1930s. , president of Burbank Fire Fighters Local 778. ``The City Council has basically told us that once the economy turns around that their goal is to get us back to where we need to be, and we take them at their word,'' Stone said. The City Council unanimously approved the agreement late Tuesday. Other than offering additional pay to paramedics and firefighters responding to hazardous-materials calls, which comes to less than a $50-per-month increase for both of those assignments starting Jan. 1, the agreement contains no major changes, officials said. City officials anticipate having to close a more than $2 million projected deficit in the coming fiscal year. California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 1A, a measure that will make it more difficult for the state to take money from local government coffers. Officials from both sides said the new law is not expected to immediately affect how much Burbank would pay its firefighters. ``Everybody felt that this was a good agreement for all sides and we'll look for better times in the future,'' said City Councilwoman Stacey Murphy. With the firefighters getting a new contract, the city still must negotiate contracts with its police officers and about 130 managers. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com |
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