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EMPLOYEE PAY

With the rising cost of living, the inflation rate, and general increases felt by our employees, this budget takes into consideration a 3% cost of living raise for administrative and clerical staff.

An hourly rate increase is factored into this budget for our public works and parks employees. These employees’ pay was much lower than pier cities offer their employees. We strive to be competitive in our employee pay and benefits. This increase is a further show of gratitude to these employees who have worked hard for the city through the Coronavirus pandemic and winter storm Uri. A salary survey was conducted for pay rates for our police and fire departments by contacting pier cities, county and area departments. These rates greatly differed, but this budget factors in a strong attempt to close the gap by increasing our first responders pay by an average of $4,160 per year per position. This provides a fair competitive wage to our first responders and helps secure the City of Early’s position as a desirable place to work.