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Hot Springs staff proposes pay-table changes to deliver 3% raises, board questions short‑term inequities
Summary
Finance Director Karen Scott proposed amending pay tables to deliver a 3% increase for nonuniform employees and align public-safety pay steps so police and fire receive comparable increases; board members pressed staff about step timing that could produce temporary inequities for some uniformed employees.
Finance Director Karen Scott presented a proposal to amend city pay tables so that nonuniform employees receive a total 3% increase (a 1.6% step plus a 1.4% cost‑of‑living adjustment), effective on the first paycheck in 2025. Scott said staff also recommends adjusting the public‑safety (police and fire) pay tables so each active step in those grades would reflect a total 3% increase.
"The 2025 approved budget included raises for all employees," Scott said. She explained that police and fire historically…
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