Camdenton Board of Aldermen approves pay raises for city workers
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ)
The city of Camdenton will soon increase wages for its employees.
The Camdenton Board of Aldermen approved the midyear pay raises at its meeting on Tuesday, according to a news release. City employees should expect to see the pay bumps starting March 1.
A spokesperson said all city workers will get raises, but the larger per-hour increases were given to lower-paid employees. According to Camdenton, the hourly starting pay for a Labor 1 position has increased by $2 an hour over the past five months.
The spokesperson said Camdenton needed the wage increases to compete in hiring and employee retention and to compensate for rising inflation.