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Oswego County Highway Workers Voice Concerns at Legislature Meeting

At the monthly Oswego County Legislature meeting on Thursday, October 12, two men working in the county’s highway department voiced their concerns over the perceived lack of pay and raises. Every year, the legislature sets a county budget, which includes the salary for employees across 28 departments such as the district attorney, highway department and planning and community development. Due to inflation over the last three years, which included a 6.5% rate in 2022 and a 3.7% rate in 2023, speakers during the public comment period said they “aren’t paid enough, not even close.” […]

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego Council Deliberates Mayor’s Salary, Assistant Position

Any change in the mayor’s salary must be done by March 15, according to the city charter. Councilors also debated the possibility of re-establishing the executive assistant position. Questions remain as to what the specific duties would be, how much the person gets paid and how it would be funded. As of right now, the general feeling among councilors is to leave the position unfunded while they get more information regarding the position over all.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Settles Debt To Police Force

The Fulton Common Council agreed Tuesday to transfer $106,000 from the contingency account to settle salary owed to Fulton police officers, who are now working under a new four-year labor agreement. Mayor Ronald Woodward said negotiations continue with the Fulton Firefighters Association, which is the last of the three major barganing units working with the city toward a new agreement. […]