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Council approves new eight-step pay scale, wage increases for fire rescue effective July 1, 2025
Summary
The Le Mars City Council approved changes to the fire rescue pay structure that increase the number of pay steps from three to eight and raise base and top pay for firefighter-paramedics, effective July 1, 2025.
Le Mars City Council members voted to approve wage adjustments and a new stepped pay scale for fire rescue personnel, effective July 1, 2025.
The change replaces the prior three-step pay progression with eight steps. City staff presented figures showing the proposed starting base for firefighter-paramedics would rise from $20.74 under the old scale to about $21.08 under the new scale, and the new top step would reach $27.82 compared with the previous top of $23.40. Council members moved and seconded the motion; the council adopted it by voice vote.
Council discussion focused on how the new eight-step structure will raise wages over time and provide a larger pay spread to reward…
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