Birmingham and Mobile city leaders authorize pay raises to 'make our wages competitive.'
A deeper dive into municipal and county government salaries is also coming in the form of an analysis by the Government & Economic Development Institute at Auburn University. That report will look at Alabama entities only and is set to be released this summer. It’s being conducted on behalf of a partnership with the Alabama League of Municipalities, the Alabama County Commission Association, and the Association of Public Personnel Administrators.
The money to cover the pay increases come from a $53 million surplus in the city’s fiscal year 2020-2021 budget.In Mobile, an additional 2.5% merit pay increase will be added to the city’s fiscal year 2022 budget, which would be effective on October 1. The 2.5% increases cost the city around $3 million and will apply to the city’s entire work force of approximately 2,200 employees, according to Stimpson.
Stimpson also said the city will increase the minimum starting salary it pays its employees from $11.38 an hour to $15.22. He said that will affect approximately 300 employees. Wesley Young, who heads up city’s Public Service employees union, praised the moves especially the inclusion of a merit pay increase.
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