HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Nearly 300 city employees in Huntington are being rewarded for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayor Steve Williams announced Monday that a one-time, extra-duty payment of $900 will be provided to all members of the city’s three collective bargaining units and administrative employees who have not worked remotely.
Those units include the Fraternal Order of Police Gold Star Lodge 65, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 298 and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 598.
Administrative employees who have rotated their work schedule to work remotely will receive a one-time, 50 percent payment.
Approximately 285 employees will receive an extra-duty payment. The payments will cost more than $200,000 and come from the city’s budget
“It is important to underscore that we can afford to make this one-time payment because of the support by City Council of the stalwart attention to fiscal discipline driven by my leadership team and our city employees both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Williams said in a statement.
According to the city, the one-time, extra-duty payment will be paid to all eligible employees at the second pay period in May (May 15).