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Council committee moves to stop clawback of city pay during military training for non‑veteran employees
Summary
The committee approved an ordinance removing the city’s practice of deducting military training pay from city wages for employees without veterans preference; the change preserves city pay during training up to existing caps and reduces administrative burden.
The Finance & Personnel Committee approved an ordinance June 18 that eliminates the city’s long‑standing practice of reducing a city employee’s municipal pay by the amount of military pay they receive for training, regardless of whether the employee has statutory veterans preference.
City Comptroller Bill Christiansen explained the current practice differs by veteran status. Under existing city ordinance, employees who do not meet state‑statutory ‘‘veteran’’…
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