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Miami Seashore officers are trying into authorizing a $500 month-to-month stipend for commissioner aides to ensure that workers to seek out housing within the metropolis. In December, commissioners unanimously handed the merchandise to motion by the Finance Committee.
In accordance with the decision, the town is dedicated to supporting its workforce, particularly people who play a significant position in public service.
Moreover, the decision says it’s vital to supply “cheap help” to commissioners’ aides as a way to assist them “safe appropriate housing” within the metropolis.
The fiscal impression, included within the decision, says if 12 aides obtain a month-to-month $500 stipend, the town’s outlay could be $72,000 per yr.
The decision stated mayor’s and commissioners’ aides “are crucial members of the workers who present invaluable assist within the efficiency of metropolis enterprise, usually working demanding schedules that require in-person commitments throughout unpredictable hours, late nights, weekends, and holidays.”
The laws, sponsored by Commissioner Joseph Journal, was pulled by Commissioner Alex Fernandez as a way to recommend the referral to the Finance Committee.
Expensive housing within the metropolis together with restricted availability of workforce and attainable housing choices, says the decision, introduces the problem of “retaining certified and devoted people in positions that require common in-person presence and efficiency.”
The decision stated the “present wage construction” for aides doesn’t “adequately align with the excessive price of residing within the metropolis, which additional exacerbates the housing challenges confronted by these important workers members.”