Lincoln firefighters, unionized city managers across a host of departments, non-unionized administrators and some city clerical and human resources employees will receive one-time cost-of-living payments but forgo broad wage hikes this year.
Lincoln City Council members Monday unanimously approved one-year collective-bargaining agreements with the Lincoln Firefighters Association and the Lincoln M Class Employees Association.Â
Typically, the city offers cost-of-living raises to its employees yearly, but because of the pandemic s financial strain on the city, it opted to hold steady the current wage levels and instead offer the lower lump-sum payments to certain employees, Lincoln-Lancaster County Human Resources Director Doug McDaniel said.