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County approves 3% base-wage increase for EMS staff, retains existing longevity pay
Summary
Following its advisory committee, the county approved a 3% increase to EMS base wages while leaving longevity pay unchanged.
The board approved the emergency medical services advisory committee’s recommendation to raise EMS base wages by 3 percent while leaving longevity pay unchanged.
Committee members reported that EMS staff are generally underpaid and that a modest base increase was fair; the board moved and approved the recommendation by voice vote. No changes to longevity pay were made.
Officials said the increase will be implemented through payroll and that the advisory group believed the change was fiscally manageable within the current budget.
