The city of Moore will pay 75 percent of the total premium for family and single coverage for the city's health insurance plan.

Firefighters will receive 14 hours of sick leave per month, up to but not exceeding, 2,160 hours.

Firefighters will receive 9 holidays per year, which may be taken at any time, with advance approval.

Firefighters are not required to "perform any maintenance or repairs or modification on any equipment, vehicles or structures owned or leased by the city of Moore, that is not normal to their respective job classifications."

The agreement drew praise from city officials.

"The two-year contract worked really good," said Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis. "We followed Oklahoma City's contract. We started that several years ago because we wanted to avoid the adversarial nature of the contract negotiations. We asked our firemen where they wanted to be and they said they want the same contract that Oklahoma City firemen have."

Lewis said Moore's agreement also includes "an excellent" insurance program.

"We're worked toward that," he said. "I know we don't mind doing it but it is hard to maintain because the costs keep going up."

To monitor the insurance, Lewis said city officials, representatives of the city's three municipal unions and representatives from city staff formed a committee to work with the city's risk management board.

"Because of that, I think we have an excellent insurance program," he said.

Foughty agreed.

"We didn't see any change in insurance," he said. "We've worked real well together, but it hasn't always been like that. Back in the past, we had to fight to get things. But now, the city is growing they (council members) are doing a good job."