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Dubuque council approves midyear pay fix to resolve police supervisor wage compression
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City Council voted 6-1 to approve a midyear pay adjustment to correct wage compression between Sergeants/Corporals and non‑bargaining police supervisors after city staff said the issue was missed during the budget process.
The Dubuque City Council voted 6-1 Monday to approve a midyear pay adjustment aimed at correcting wage compression that left some non‑bargaining police supervisors paid only marginally more than long‑service bargaining‑unit officers. The measure, moved by Council Member Jones and seconded by Council Member Wethal, follows an internal review by police and city staff that found recent union contract step increases had re‑introduced a compression problem the council had previously directed staff to fix. City Manager Mike Van Milligen told the council the omission was an administrative oversight during a large pay‑classification…
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