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Council adopts salary ordinance changes for police, fire and city staff; creates accreditation role in dispatch
Summary
Council unanimously adopted ordinances 20-25-17 and 20-25-18 to authorize a firefighter sign-on bonus, reorganize dispatch and records positions (creating an accreditation/quality-assurance telecommunicator role), and replace a HAND program manager with an operations manager.
The Common Council unanimously adopted two salary-related ordinances on May 7 that change pay and job classifications across public safety and city departments.
Ordinance 20-25-17 updated salary provisions for police and fire. Shar Paycheck, Director of Human Resources, said the fire provision allows a sign-on bonus for a firefighter hired in December 2024 who began work in 2025; the budget…
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