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ITD seeks pay adjustments to retain maintenance crews; lawmakers press for evidence of retention effects
Summary
The Idaho Transportation Department requested targeted compensation adjustments for maintenance staff, including a proposal to raise wages across maintenance career steps by $2.50 per hour and other targeted increases. Lawmakers pressed ITD on recruiting, retention and the interaction with a separate statewide CEC proposal.
The Idaho Transportation Department told Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee members it seeks targeted pay adjustments aimed at retaining frontline maintenance staff and reducing turnover that officials say has hampered operations.
Brooke Dupree, the Legislative Services Office analyst, described a targeted CEC request for the highway operations division that “would affect 505 positions” and would raise hourly pay for transportation technicians by $2.50. Committee discussion and requests for clarification followed.
Director Scott Stokes and other ITD officials said the proposal is tied to ITD’s…
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