Council considering $3.8M for county employee raises, benefits
Compensation would replace COVID-19 hazard pay policy that was eliminated
February 23, 2021 | 10:02 pm
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Montgomery County employees could get a pay raise.
County Executive Marc Elrich has asked the County Council to approve about $3.8 million as a supplemental appropriation for raises.
Elrich worked out a deal with three county employee unions for the raises after the county eliminated extra “hazard pay” for people working closely with the public during the pandemic, such as administering COVID-19 tests or vaccines.
After pressure from the council to end coronavirus hazard pay or create a plan to fund it, Elrich and three unions agreed to end the hazard, or differential, pay. It ended on Feb. 14.
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