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Chicopee ordinance committee approves pay-parity change for two mayor’s office positions
Summary
The Chicopee Ordinance Committee voted 4–0 to amend city ordinances to equalize pay for the mayor’s special projects manager and the community/constituent liaison, effective Feb. 18, 2025; mayor said the change keeps the budget neutral and combines duties.
The Chicopee City Ordinance Committee on Monday, March 10, approved an amendment to Chapter 7 of the city ordinances to equalize salaries for two positions in the mayor’s office — the special projects manager and the community and constituent liaison — in a 4–0 roll-call vote. The ordinance change was read into the record as operative Feb. 18, 2025, and will go before a special meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Mayor John View told the committee the change is intended to create pay parity between two existing staff positions by combining some duties and splitting compensation evenly. "What you have in front of you is, 2 of my office staff. What we decided to do is to create some pay parity. I had 1 position that paid actually a lot more than the…
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