Durham City Council approved a $28.5 million employee pay restructuring to address wage gaps while debating a contested $41,000 summer camp request for gun-violence-exposed students.
City Council approved a $28.5 million employee pay restructuring with 22 percent raises for police corporals and 17 percent for firefighters to address competitive wage gaps.
Council debated but did not vote on a $41,000 summer camp request for gun-violence-exposed students, with the city manager directed to explore alternative funding sources.
Council advanced a $200 million general obligation bond referendum allocating $85 million for parks and recreation projects and $115 million for streets and sidewalks.