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Rapid City committee approves 3% salary adjustment for nonunion employees after debate
Summary
The City of Rapid City Legal/Finance Committee approved a 3% cost-of-living salary adjustment for nonunion employees that affects roughly 229 workers. Council members debated timing, equity and whether a fixed-dollar supplement might better help lower-paid staff.
The City of Rapid City Legal/Finance Committee approved a 3% annual salary adjustment for nonunion, benefited employees during its May 20 meeting after a motion to table the item failed.
Councilman Bill Evans had moved to table the measure, saying some council members felt “blindsided” and wanted time to review the city’s upcoming budget before authorizing pay changes. “Based upon some phone calls from some other council members, I feel that we need to delay action on this for a bit until we’ve decided what our budget is actually going to be for the upcoming year,” Evans said.
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