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Resident urges Kenner council to raise firefighter starting pay after millage passage
Summary
A resident asked the council to raise starting wages for firefighters, calling a reported $13 hourly start rate inadequate compared with retail and fast-food pay; a council member and staff responded with figures that argued total compensation is closer to regional comparators.
Ricky Lee, a Kenner resident, told the City Council on Jan. 24 that recent comments he’s heard indicating firefighters would be paid a $13 hourly starting rate were “insulting and hard to believe” after voters approved a fire millage.
“I would hope the starting pay for firefighters and police officers would at least be that much or higher,” Lee said, referencing…
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