CLAREMONT â Several city councilors said they remain hesitant to release reserved funds to address underpaid municipal employees at this time, citing a need for more details about which positions the pay increases and potential cost impact.
On Wednesday, City Manager Ed Morris discussed his desire to use $62,000 in budgeted funds this year to increase the compensation for a number of city employees whose pay is substantially below the regional market value.
Morris did not specify which individual positions would receive pay increases but said they were mostly employees in the low end of the cityâs pay scale whose compensation remains considerably below the level received in other area municipalities.