BERLIN– Elected officials in Berlin reinstated a holiday bonus for municipal employees.
The Berlin Town Council at its December meeting approved a $500 payment for municipal employees.
Councilman Troy Purnell brought up the issue of employee bonuses at the end of the council meeting this month. Purnell said the town hadn’t given any bonuses for the last two years, though the town did give employees $500 in 2016, $500 in 2017 and $750 in 2018.
“I’d like to see the $500 reinstated for this year,” he said, making a motion to that effect.
Mayor Zack Tyndall suggested officials pull the numbers associated with giving a bonus to present at the next meeting. Purnell said he estimated the $500 payment would cost slightly more than $37,000.
Good for Berlin. Worcester County won’t even pay holiday pay on Christmas Eve. They put you out of work. And expect you to use your own vacation time. I don’t know whose idea it was. Their hiring Wicomico management. Maybe the assholes are just moving around.
Sorry, Berlin needs a new Council. This group decides that the bonus is justified because they didn’t get one last year? Do something more meaningful such as reduce Council members salaries by $500 to fund it?