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Council presses BPW on staffing, on-call vehicle use and cost cuts as utility rate debate continues
Summary
City council members questioned the Board of Public Works on staffing reductions, raises, and company-vehicle policies during a June 27 meeting; BPW staff said crews are at minimum staffing, on-call rules require availability, and supervisors and on-call employees use BPW vehicles to ensure rapid response.
Council members at a June 27 special meeting pressed Hannibal's Board of Public Works on whether staffing cuts and newly budgeted raises are consistent with the board's proposed rate increases, and questioned widespread use of BPW vehicles for travel outside work hours.
"If the raises were budgeted, there would be an actual savings," Councilman Leaders said when discussing a figure BPW staff provided showing three fewer positions would save about $210,000 but a 4% across-the-board raise for budgeted employees would add roughly $227,000. "So a positive number from last year's budget," he added, arguing the net effect was not a cost saving.
BPW staffing and raises
BPW staff told the council the FY26 budget includes funding for 65 employees and a 4% raise for most employees; the staff member Paul said the 4% raise for union employees is scheduled for Jan. 1 and for nonunion employees on July 1. Paul…
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