Council adopted Resolution 9894 to enter into a 2027–28 agreement with Local 877 (IAFF). Debate centered on an Article prohibiting regular tobacco use, which city staff and the chief said is tied to Wisconsin's presumptive cancer law and protects firefighters' workers'‑compensation claims; the contract passed after council discussion.

Councilor Randy Groves introduced a work‑session request for bill LC 0558‑1 to expand firefighter cancer presumption; the committee voted unanimously to forward the request to the full City Council for a work session. Dacia Graber is expected to carry the bill.

The Watertown City School District board approved an ordinary contingent expense allowing up to $250,000 from unappropriated fund balance to begin asbestos abatement at Watertown High School; staff said preliminary bids ranged roughly $120,000–$220,000 and cited prevailing-wage and scheduling irregularities to be resolved before contract authorization.

The Florida State Fire Service Association told the Joint Select Committee that pay and safety provisions remain at impasse and asked for contractual limits on out-of-scope construction work, better on-call and callback pay, PPE laundering and post-exposure decontamination measures, plus wage improvements to aid recruitment and retention.