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Council approves wage recommendations, TIF certification and library raises
Summary
Harlan City Council approved a $2-per-hour wage recommendation for wastewater treatment plant employees (pending union action), accepted the 2025 TIF indebtedness certification, and approved library wage adjustments for two staff members as recommended by the library board.
Harlan City Council approved several personnel and fiscal items that the personnel and finance committee forwarded. The council accepted the 2025 annual tax-increment-financing (TIF) indebtedness certification to be sent to the county, and it approved recommended wage changes from committee and board reports.
Council approved a recommendation to increase wastewater treatment plant employee pay by $2 per hour pending final union agreement; members said the raise is intended to make local pay rates more competitive with neighboring communities and help retain staff. The motion was described as a recommendation pending full council approval and subsequent union actions.
Separately, the council approved wage adjustments for two library staff members (Tara Painter and Emily Christensen) that the library board recommended, with council members praising the employees’ service.
All motions passed on roll call with members present voting to approve the measures.
