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Council debates Schedule A salary changes; treasurer hiring and pay adjustments tabled after roll‑call
Summary
After hours of debate over a long‑pending salary schedule update, the council voted then moved to reconsider and table changes to Schedule A — a decision that leaves the treasurer hiring process and several position‑grade changes unresolved.
The Holyoke City Council spent an extended portion of its Dec. 16 meeting debating a proposed update to the city’s Schedule A salary table, a long‑running item that supporters say aligns pay with neighboring municipalities and that opponents say increases fixed costs for taxpayers.
Councilor Rivera introduced the ordinance committee report and explained the goal of implementing the 2014 salary study to make municipal salaries competitive and allow the…
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