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Chattanooga Pay Problems

69 views · Published 6 August 2012 · 2:17 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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A possible pay freeze tonight for city employees, after a lengthy discussion at the Chattanooga city council. This comes just days after sergeants, lieutenants, and captains file a lawsuit against the city about their salary plan.There were several issues involved in the discussion. Tuesday afternoon, city council members asked for clarification on exactly what they will be voting on and whose salary could be affected.   Bottom line is that it looks like no city employee is safe from a possible change in their pay.\As soon as the mayor took the podium it was clear that the topic of salaries within various departments was anything but clear. He stated that upfront that he couldn't comment on the lawsuit recently filed by ranked officers in the Chattanooga police department.The suit alleges that there is no real pay plan for officers who reach a higher level. The discussion then turned to an email sent on Friday by Chief Bobby Dodd saying that their departments career developments, or promotion plan would now be on hold. Then, a third topic, regarding a three percent across the board pay raise. That doesn't apply to the police and fire departments, but it's money already budgeted for city employees. The mayor is now asking for those pay increase to be re-considered. "The fact is until we can untangle the issues raised in the lawsuit, we can't go forward with the increase in pay that we agreed to," said Mayor Ron Littlefield.Again, the Mayor told city council members today that the money is there for the three percent raises already planned for civilian city workers. Another issue involves some employees reaching a cap in salary. Mayor Littlefield says that affects 56 people in permanent typical roles with the city. We will continue to follow this story as it develops and let you know what council members decide.

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