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Burlington approves DPW retention pay as recycling program faces staffing shortfall
Summary
The City of Burlington Board of Finance approved a memorandum of agreement to add recruitment and retention pay for Department of Public Works recycling staff as officials warned of multiple vacancies and the possibility of reduced recycling service.
The City of Burlington Board of Finance on May 19 approved a memorandum of agreement with AFSCME Local 1343 to add pay premiums, hiring bonuses and referral bonuses aimed at retaining and recruiting Department of Public Works (DPW) employees for the city’s recycling and street maintenance programs.
City officials said the action is intended to keep the in-house recycling program running as the department copes with multiple vacancies and aging equipment. DPW Director Champion Spencer and Division Director Lee Perry told the board the short-term plan focuses on staffing stability; the medium- and long-term options include either a fully funded in-house approach for 3–5 years, contracting collection for 3–5 years, or evaluating a future consolidated collection system for trash, recycling and compost.
Spencer and Perry described immediate measures in the approved agreement: a…
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