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Carthage council advances two annexation proposals
He said Carthage pays more of the family share of city workers’ health insurance than some other cities, though co-pays are higher. He also said Carthage offers fewer vacation days than some other cites.
Questions and comments from workers and department heads had to do with longtime workers who they said would be penalized when they “topped out” in the new plan. Kaatz said the workers still would get a cost-of-living increase and would have the opportunity for higher pay through promotions.
“One-third of my workers have 20 or more years, and sometimes the vacancies for promotion aren’t there,” said police Chief Greg Dagnan.
Kaatz said he would revisit some of the job classifications after questions about step assignments from some department heads.
“I think this system is designed for a city that hires more new people and not for one where the workers have been here for years,” said Sandy Baker
Council members adopted a motion accepting the plan, after eliciting an opinion from Nate Dally, city attorney, that changes could be made after adoption. The vote was 9-1, with Dan Rife dissenting.
Plan costs
Implementing the new pay plan and adding a 2 percent cost-of-living increase would cost $162,000, though $50,000 of that has been figured into the city budget that goes into effect July 1, said Tom Short, city administrator.
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