Tag: wage increases

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Update: Koos and Council get raises!

By:  Diane Benjamin Monday night the Normal Town Council will vote to themselves raises.  They won’t take effect until May 1st.   Anybody not up for election will be voting for themselves if they win reelection in two years, which is silly to pay at different rates.  Those elected in April get the raise.  Even weirder, […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Why City employees cost so much (revised)

By:  Diane Benjamin At tonight’s City Council meeting ratification of a contract for Sergeant and Lieutenants is on the consent agenda. They will be getting retroactive raises back to May 1, 2017: PDF page 92:   http://www.cityblm.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=16030 PDF page 142 shows the previous contract wage increases were 1.5%. PDF page 149 still has Sick Leave Buy Back! […]