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Jackson council fast-tracks temporary salary freeze, carves out exceptions for lifeguards, zookeepers, police dispatchers and summer workers
Summary
The Jackson City Council adopted an ordinance temporarily reducing pay for vacant executive-branch positions to $0 but amended the measure to allow immediate hires for seasonal and critical posts including parks staff, police dispatchers, CDL drivers and select finance positions.
The Jackson City Council on Monday adopted an ordinance temporarily reducing to zero the salary and compensation for vacant positions in the executive branch, then amended the ordinance to allow immediate hiring for specified seasonal and urgent roles.
The move, brought up for expedited adoption by Councilman Banks, responded to imminent operational needs — notably lifeguards and summer workers due to start with the parks department, zookeepers and educational specialists at the zoo, dispatchers for the Jackson Police Department and a limited number of CDL drivers for solid waste.
The council debated whether to expedite the ordinance and…
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