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Meridian council approves $1,500 raise for eligible full-time employees, freezes other raises for 2025
Summary
On Jan. 7 the Meridian City Council approved a $1,500 pay increase for eligible full-time employees and a separate motion to freeze other pay increases for the remainder of the 2025 budget year, excluding promotions and education/training-related increases.
The Meridian City Council on Jan. 7 approved a $1,500 pay increase for eligible full-time employees and voted to freeze other pay increases for the remainder of the 2025 budget year, except for promotions and education or training-related raises.
Council members said the measures were intended to address workers who missed a prior raise and to limit ad-hoc or preferential pay increases. Discussion during the meeting focused on eligibility thresholds and how the new increase would interact…
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