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Council reviews Superior Holdings agreement and debates raising wage floor, clawbacks and tax protections
Summary
City staff reported that the existing Superior Holdings development agreement implements City policy 30 and requires a $21-per-hour minimum; council members, the chamber and residents debated raising the wage floor, adding COLA escalation, escrow/clawbacks and a 'but-for' clause while no immediate contract change was made.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson City Council spent an extended portion of its Feb. 17 meeting reviewing a standing development agreement with Superior Holdings (Superior Boiler) and discussing whether the city’s incentive policies should be revised.
Paul Brown, the city attorney, told the council the development agreement — adopted in 2025 — reiterates the city’s economic-development policy (policy 30), which sets a minimum job-creation threshold and a $21-per-hour minimum with…
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