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Council approves $90,000 assistant engineer pay amid debate over deputy engineer slot and large capital projects
Summary
City engineer asked council to retain a $120,000 deputy engineer line and to increase an assistant city engineer salary to $90,000; council amended the budget to raise the assistant position and approved the amendment 5–0. The engineering capital program includes multiple grant-funded projects and high-cost repair needs.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The city engineer and councilors debated staffing levels and large capital projects for the 2026 engineering budget on Thursday, and council voted to increase the assistant city engineer salary to $90,000.
City Engineer Lake said the department has been unable to recruit for a deputy engineer position and proposed an adjustment to salary lines to make the roles competitive with the private market. "I would like to keep the deputy engineer potential position at a 120,000. I don't wanna lower that, but I'm all for raising the…
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