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City of Bloomington, Indiana

closed: Resolved #181121

City Performance:

Other: For administration & council as budget is coming up: please let it be noted that many many citizens of this city are underpaid for the cost of living here. No only that, but inflation and rising consumer costs have made it nearly impossible to own anything or increase personal savings. This government makes up a large pool of employees in this area, along with IU and a few major companies or even Monroe County. In doing so, you continually underpay employees and justify it based on the surrounding employers’ low wages. This is UNacceptable. Many hourly positions you hire for are not with full advertised pay scales, are not union protected, and do not account for actual salaries/hourly wages that are being paid across this country in similar cost of living areas. Admin and council need to get it together and apply money to the folks you expect to keep this local economy afloat. Do Better Bloomington. Would like to know -what percentage of your employees actually live within city limits versus how many live outside of it -of those who live in city limits, how many can actually own their own home?

Assigned to
Rose Smith

History

8/26/2022 16:11:04 Closed by Rose Smith

Good Morning, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on wages for City of Bloomington employees. The administration and council are currently working on the budget, including payroll and raises, which will be presented next week. When thinking about compensation packages, it’s helpful to remember to include the entire benefits package, which in the case of the City of Bloomington is among the best out there. And additional employee benefits are being proposed in the 2023 budget. The payscales for positions posted are usually posted with the low to mid-range displayed, and when people are offered positions, their pay is adjusted based on applicable skills. Thank you.

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181121 Closed by Rose Smith Good Morning, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on wages for City of Bloomington employees. The administration and council are currently working on the budget, including payroll and raises, which will be presented next week. When thinking about compensation packages, it’s helpful to remember to include the entire benefits package, which in the case of the City of Bloomington is among the best out there. And additional employee benefits are being proposed in the 2023 budget. The payscales for positions posted are usually posted with the low to mid-range displayed, and when people are offered positions, their pay is adjusted based on applicable skills. Thank you.

8/19/2022 15:27:47 Anonymous assigned this case to Rose Smith

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https://bloomington.in.gov/crm/tickets/view?ticket_id=181121 Anonymous assigned this case to Rose Smith You can use the link to follow progress on this case.

8/19/2022 15:27:47 Opened by Anonymous