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Park Rapids approves 1% wage increase for volunteer firefighters
Summary
The City Council approved a 1% wage adjustment for volunteer firefighters for 2026, a change Administrator Weasner said is written into the organizational handbook. The resolution passed unanimously.
The Park Rapids City Council on Jan. 13 approved a 1% wage increase for volunteer firefighters for 2026, citing language already in the city’s organizational handbook. City Administrator Weasner said the increase "has always been in the organizational handbook and has not been changed," and the council approved Resolution #2026-15 on a unanimous voice vote.
Councilmembers did not debate alternative amounts or implementation timing at the meeting. The action updates payroll authorization for the volunteer department and will be implemented through payroll procedures governed by the city administrator and clerk.
