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Council flags large payroll increases, considers moving a contractor to employee and raising inspection fees
Summary
Councilors reviewed payroll lines and discussed converting long‑term contractors to employees, the effect on benefits and payroll totals, and pushed to research higher building‑inspection fees to reflect market rates. An agenda item on raising fees will appear at next week's council meeting.
Virgin — At the May 14 work meeting, Virgin officials focused on personnel costs in the proposed FY2025 budget and on fees that offset inspection and permitting costs.
Council and staff said the draft includes roughly $167,000 in payroll increases for the coming fiscal year. Those increases reflect raises approved this year, the conversion of some part‑time positions to full time (staff cited a recent example where an employee moved from part‑time to full‑time), and projected full‑year costs for staff who started mid‑year.
Staffing and contractor…
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