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Posted on July 11 at 1:20 a.m.
So many misinformed people here… City employees do pay a little for their insurance. At one time it was free to the employee and it cost extra for family coverage. Over the years the deduction has go to $2500 per person and the cost for family coverage got so high some officers had to take their wife and kids off. The kids got on some other free program because the officers are paid so little and the wife had to hope she stayed well. As for upping the co-pay… there are officers with old sports injuries, on the job injuries etc. that requires them to go to a doctor every month. Doctors will not put refills on pain meds no matter how weak they are. The officers are not much above the poverty line and some one suggested those that have to go each month for themselves or if a family member has to go that often, they loose another $600.00/yr for co-pay. Right now the co-pay is $15 for a doctor and $25 for a real doctor. Rx card has a $100/yr deductible also. Some meds are not covered. If an officer or family member wants to stop smoking and get the new drug for that cost $121/ month. The simple fact is NPD has only had a 9% pay raise in the past 12 or 13 years. This, of course, doesn’t come close to staying up with inflation. Since min. wage has gone up and city employees did get a raise they, in effect, got a pay cut. City employees have never been paid good but they had good benefits. Over the last 20 years the BOA have been lining their pockets and giving themselves raises and have been chopping away at the city employees benefits. Raises have been few and far between also. If you have been keeping up you will see that the BOA keep the NFD to keep insurance rates down and they treat NPD as a necessary nuisance. Public Works falls somewhere in between. There should be a way to get the BOA pay put on the ballot so we can cut their illegal pay raise.
Posted on July 10 at 9:29 a.m.
I don't believe those numbers are right. I think city workers have a $2500.00 deductible now. ALDERMEN TAKE A $10,000.00/YR pay cut before you start taking from ANYONE else.
Posted on July 2 at 1:33 a.m.
If the BOA would get their pay back in line with the rest of the state the city could save about $60,000.00/yr.
Posted on June 26 at 12:03 p.m.
Of course so is she. The worst judge I have ever seen.
Posted on June 26 at 12:02 p.m.
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Posted on June 17 at 1:58 a.m.
wondertwin is right. The police department gat a 9% raise a few years ago and it was the first one in over 7 years. Benefits for city workes have been gettig cut for about the last 15 years. They started charging about $8.00 for some or all city workers last year and now they want to go to $25.00. Hummm... The BoA and mayor need to have their pay cut in half.
Posted on June 16 at 7:41 p.m.
Let’s lay some people off so the city will have enough money to build the trail.
Posted on May 28 at 1:07 p.m.
LOVESNATCHEZ, the county only owns the building. NRMC cost the taxpayer nothing and the county makes nothing from NRMC. It does not matter if NRMC makes money or not.
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Posted on July 11 at 1:25 a.m.
Sorry this line should read:
Since min. wage has gone up and city employees did NOT get a raise they, in effect, got a pay cut.
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