Also at last night’s city council meeting, the council was given a presentation by the city employee relations committee regarding a decrease in pay of city employees over the past few years. Given the current state of the economy, the city has been losing revenue and it has hurt the employees as well. Spokesman Jeff Frink stated that the city employees had to endure sacrifices due to the pay decrease, and also mentioned that the rising cost of health care is having a significant effect. He stated that he would like to see the pay cuts stop for city employees. Councilmember Alan Boan stated that everyone is suffering because of the down economy. Mayor Hank Castillion told Frink that it was not the choice of the city council or government to cut pay, it was the nature of the economy. He continued, stating that the council and city cares about the welfare of its employees, and would be looking into the pay cuts. He also thanked Jeff for bringing the issue forward.
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