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Tinian Public Works seeks higher pay, equipment and staff to meet road, waste and building duties
Summary
The Department of Public Works in Tinian told a municipal budget committee it needs higher wages to retain road crews, new vehicles and trailers, additional building inspectors and clearer revolving-fund accounting for solid waste and building-safety programs.
Tinian's Department of Public Works told a municipal budget committee on an island budget hearing that it needs higher wages, a truck and trailer, and two building inspectors to carry out road maintenance, building inspections and solid-waste operations.
“The operator ones are making $7.61 per hour, and operator 3 makes $8.39 per hour,” Resident Department Head Joel Ontellon said, adding that employees were leaving for private employers that pay substantially more. He said DPW currently has five staff in roads and grounds and seeks salary increases and another truck and trailer to pull equipment.
The request matters because DPW is responsible for paved and unpaved road safety, signs, guardrails, drainage, pavement markings and inspections of building safety codes on the island.…
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