Direct city manager to list all employees getting extra pay not approved by council
In Plain English
Some city employees receive extra pay beyond their base salary that former city managers approved without council permission. The council wants a complete list of these payments to review which ones were properly authorized. Vice Mayor Bates also requested that no future salary increases happen without council approval.
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