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It's The First Pay Increase In Years, Mayor Says
Negotiations were completed and Glasgow City Council members have agreed to give both union and non-union employees a raise this year. Mayor Becky Erickson commented that there hasn't been a raise for employees in several years.
The raise adds up to 50 cents an hour, and a $1.50 raise for employees who are on call. Health insurance payments will also increase. City officials did not take a raise this year. The resolution was passed Monday, Oct. 20.
Glasgow Police Department employees also saw some changes during negotiations. They will also receive a 50 cent raise, but there was a compromise with lowering overtime pay. Hours can be banked for later, allowing a little more flexibility for officers who might be out on a call or investigating an incident when they roll into overtime. They are also seeing the insurance increase this year.
Other discussion from city council brought up the Levee committee nearing their deadline for the SWIF plan, bids coming toward a close on the downtown revitalization plan, with six firms interested, and the continuation of the housing plan and housing survey results coming soon.
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