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Longtime Macon County waste‑center attendant urges board to study severance or retirement options
Summary
A Macon County waste‑center attendant with about 21 years of service told commissioners that part‑time attendants receive no sick or retirement benefits and urged the board to examine severance or other pay protections during the county’s budget process. Commissioners said they would ask county staff to review options during the budget cycle.
At the start of the public‑comment period, James Birch, a Macon County waste‑center attendant with about 20–21 years of service, told the Board of Commissioners he had been out of work for six weeks following hernia surgery and said part‑time waste‑center attendants receive no paid sick leave or retirement benefits.
“I just feel like we need to be taken care of,” Birch said, identifying himself as a Macon County waste‑center attendant and a long‑time employee. He told commissioners that many attendants have long…
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