City Bonuses To Be Granted
$1,000 To Full-Time, $500 For Part-Time
Posted: November 27, 2012
HARRISONBURG — City Council will give final approval of a one-time holiday bonus for all government employees tonight.
The panel meets at 7 p.m. in council chambers at 409 S. Main St.
Full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus, while part-time workers will receive $500 next month.
Council approved the bonus in October as part of a plan to use reserve surplus funds. An ordinance is required granting the bonus, and that’s what council members are expected to pass tonight.
The bonuses will cost the city $750,000, officials say. The last holiday bonus came in 2010, when full-time employees received a $500 boost, while their part-time counterparts received $250.
Employees in Harrisonburg Public Schools will receive the same $1,000/$500 bonus this year, at a total cost of $912,872.
That amount is on top of the $750,000 allocated for nonschool employees.
Also as part of the surplus spending, City Council voted to conduct a salary compensation study of non-school employees. A request for proposals was posted on the government’s website Monday, and interested firms have until Dec. 19 to submit bids.
The city budgeted $100,000 for the study, which is to determine Harrisonburg’s ability to recruit and retain employees.
Contact Preston Knight at 574-6272 or pknight@dnronline.com
The panel meets at 7 p.m. in council chambers at 409 S. Main St.
Full-time employees will receive a $1,000 bonus, while part-time workers will receive $500 next month.
Council approved the bonus in October as part of a plan to use reserve surplus funds. An ordinance is required granting the bonus, and that’s what council members are expected to pass tonight.
The bonuses will cost the city $750,000, officials say. The last holiday bonus came in 2010, when full-time employees received a $500 boost, while their part-time counterparts received $250.
Employees in Harrisonburg Public Schools will receive the same $1,000/$500 bonus this year, at a total cost of $912,872.
That amount is on top of the $750,000 allocated for nonschool employees.
Also as part of the surplus spending, City Council voted to conduct a salary compensation study of non-school employees. A request for proposals was posted on the government’s website Monday, and interested firms have until Dec. 19 to submit bids.
The city budgeted $100,000 for the study, which is to determine Harrisonburg’s ability to recruit and retain employees.
Contact Preston Knight at 574-6272 or pknight@dnronline.com