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Rocky Mount council eliminates longevity pay from personnel code
Summary
The City Council adopted an ordinance deleting the longevity pay section of the personnel code, a move city staff said will save roughly $1.2 million annually while a replacement administrative policy is developed.
The Rocky Mount City Council on Nov. 10 adopted an ordinance deleting section 16.87 of the city code, removing the municipal longevity-pay benefit for employees effective upon adoption.
City Manager Elton Daniels told the council the current longevity program costs the city about $1,200,000 a year and described the ordinance as a cost-saving measure intended to protect essential services while staff designs a lower-cost…
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