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Fortuna council approves hiring freeze to offset police wage increases; union thanks council
Summary
Fortuna approved a hiring freeze on general-fund positions with exceptions for police officers and parks part-time staff to offset about $575,000 in wage increases for police; the police union publicly thanked council for the agreement.
The Fortuna City Council on November 17 approved a hiring freeze on positions funded through the general fund, with explicit exceptions for police officers and sergeants and for parks-and-recreation part-time staff.
City staff told the council the freeze is intended to offset roughly $575,000 in wage increases over two years that the council had just approved for police officers and sergeants to address recruitment and retention challenges. Staff said the…
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