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House approves modest pay survey change intended to raise dispatcher wages
Utah House of Representatives · January 30, 2007
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Summary
H.B. 76, to include public safety dispatchers in a broader salary survey and raise pay modestly (estimated cost ~$400,000), passed the House 59‑0; sponsor said starting pay was $11.58 and midpoint $13.99 and hoped for implementation next year pending funding.
The Utah House passed H.B. 76 on Jan. 30 to include public safety dispatchers in a broader salary survey so their pay can be ranked nearer comparable entities and modestly increased.
Representative Bowman, sponsor, said dispatchers are underpaid, citing a starting rate at step 32 of…
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