San Bruno, CA - During the City Council’s regular meeting on March 24, 2026, the City received considerable feedback from members of the community in support of police staff. As noted by City Manager Alex D. McIntyre and Mayor Rico E. Medina, the City values its public safety staff and remains committed to further negotiations.
The City began negotiations with the Police bargaining unit representing police officers (not including sergeants, lieutenants, or captains who are part of the Public Safety Mid-Management Unit) on August 13, 2025. On January 8, 2026, both parties reached a tentative agreement to provide increases for sworn staff such as police officers and corporals over the course of three years totaling 19% and increases for civilian staff such as dispatchers and community service officers over three years ranging from 9 – 22%. This tentative agreement was valued at $3.13 million.
On January 23, 2026, the City was notified that the police unit represented members rejected the agreement. The police unit returned with a requested settlement offer valued at $3.77 million, a roughly 20% increase over the prior tentative agreement. On March 6, an impasse was declared, and the City announced this publicly on March 11, 2026.
At the same time, the City has reached agreements with its other bargaining units representing three-quarters of the city’s workforce providing similar market-based and general wage increases. These other units with new agreements include administrative and engineering staff, firefighters, and fire inspectors. Moreover, the City continues to negotiate with the Public Safety Mid-Management bargaining unit which represents staff such as police sergeants, lieutenants, captains, and fire battalion chiefs.
“The City is ready and willing to resume negotiations at any time,” City Manager McIntyre stated. “I greatly appreciate the concern and passion demonstrated by residents at the City Council meeting. We remain committed to providing competitive wage increases that respect our hardworking staff while ensuring we can maintain quality and effectiveness across all our services.”
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