Watertown city employees receiving pay raises, supplemental pay in 2021 (Audio)
January 5, 2021
Mike Tanner
WATERTOWN, S.D.–Employees for the city of Watertown will be getting a pay raise and supplemental pay this year.
On Monday night, the city council approved the supplmental pay, which amounts to a one-time payment of $1,200 for full-time employees, and $800 for part-timers.
The money comes from the Federal Government’s CARES Act funding.
Councilman Glen Vilhauer says by approving this extra salary, they’re following the lead of what’s been done at the school district and county level…
Council President Adam Lalim…
Mayor Sarah Caron says it was the employees who kept the city functioning during some hard times…
City employees are getting pay raises in the new year too. Finance Director Kristen Bobzien explains how much more they’re getting…
The mayor’s salary will be cut by more than 50-percent when that job goes part-time in July. It’ll go from more than $80,000 a year to $36,000.
