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Gladwin council adopts citywide retention bonus for employees
Summary
The Gladwin City Council unanimously adopted a tiered retention bonus program for full-time city employees (excluding seasonal staff), with one-time non-pensionable payments ranging from $100 to $2,500 by years of service; payments are scheduled for the first payroll in December starting 2025.
The Gladwin City Council on Sept. 15 adopted a retention bonus program that extends a tiered, one-time payment to all eligible full-time city employees.
City Manager Kimberly Hines told the council the program had been negotiated in the Department of Public Works contract and council previously approved offering retention bonuses to DPW; the current resolution extends the benefit citywide. Council Member Caffrey offered the resolution and Council Member Platt supported it.
Under the adopted resolution, bonuses are non-pensionable, not included in base wages, and staggered by years of continuous service as of Sept. 11, 2025: $100 for 0–1 year, $300 for 2–4 years, $600 for 5–9 years, $900 for 10–14 years, $1,200 for 15–19 years, $1,500 for 20–24 years, and $2,500 for 25+ years. The resolution directs that bonuses be paid on the first payroll of December each year, beginning December 2025, and authorizes the city manager and treasurer to administer the payments.
The roll call vote on the resolution was: ayes Caffrey, Crawford, Darlington, Gutierrez, Platt, Winarski; nays Esiline and Sischo. The resolution was declared adopted Sept. 15, 2025.
The measure is intended to address employee retention and reduce turnover-related costs; the city did not provide an aggregate cost estimate in the meeting materials.
Next steps: the City Manager and Treasurer will implement the program and arrange distribution on the December payroll schedule.
