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Finance committee approves new DPW laborer wage scale to boost recruitment

3527953 · May 27, 2025
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Summary

Facing a hiring shortage, finance committee approved a stepped wage scale for DPW laborers raising the starting hourly rate and creating a progression over 48 months; current employees will be adjusted to the new schedule.

The finance committee approved a proposed wage scale for Department of Public Works laborers designed to improve recruitment and retention. Committee members said they had received no applications for an open laborer position and supported an updated starting wage and…

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