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Council reviews personnel budget; approves $1,000 CSEA education incentive and discusses recruitment hurdles
Summary
At a Binghamton City Council Committee of the Whole budget hearing Oct. 9, Kent, the personnel presenter, reviewed the personnel budget and described a new $1,000 education incentive added under the CSEA contract.
At a Binghamton City Council Committee of the Whole budget hearing Oct. 9, Kent, the personnel presenter, reviewed pages 30–31 and described a largely stable personnel budget that includes a new, modest education incentive introduced under the current CSEA contract.
The nut graf: The council focused questions on the new education incentive, medical-services costs related to hiring, a recent personnel vacancy that was being updated in budget materials, and persistent recruitment difficulties for engineering positions.
Education incentive and training pool: Kent said the budget includes a new $1,000 education incentive line created under the CSEA contract to fund training or certifications for bargaining-unit employees across departments. “That’s a new line ...…
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