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Ishpeming council approves reclassifications, pay adjustments and ratifies three union contracts
Summary
Council reclassified several administrative and public‑works roles, approved nonunion and police pay adjustments (including a phased police chief raise) and accepted three three‑year union contracts that members ratified unanimously.
The Ishpeming City Council on Wednesday voted to reclassify several staff positions, approve a round of retroactive and forward pay adjustments for nonunion employees, and accept three negotiated three‑year union agreements that union members later ratified unanimously.
What the council approved - Reclassifications: the council voted to designate the finance director as finance director/deputy city manager, retitle the treasurer as treasurer/finance office manager and elevate the DPW general foreman to DPW director. The changes were described by staff as clarifying chain of command and formalizing duties the employees were…
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