Surplus Means Bonus for City Workers
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City employees will get a little extra in their stockings this Christmas.
When City Council members realized the city had a budget surplus of $10 million, they decided unanimously last week to allocate $1.4 million of it toward giving the city’s employees a 4% bonus in December.
Councilman Barry Hammond, whose term ends this year, suggested the bonus. “Staff helped us achieve a surplus,” he said.
Councilman Dave Christensen quipped: “We’ll call it the ‘Barry Hammond Bonus.’ ” And City Manager Paul Brady complimented the council.
Hammond, however, failed to gain support for another way to disburse part of the surplus: Give residents a tax rebate.
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