Snohomish County Council OKs $1,250 payments to essential county staff
EVERETT — One-time payments of $1,250 will soon head to about 1,500 Snohomish County government employees.
On Wednesday, the County Council approved two ordinances — one uses federal relief money to send bonuses to county employees deemed essential during the pandemic, and another mandates $4-per-hour pay raises for some grocery workers in unincorporated Snohomish County.
The one-time payments will go to people like sheriff’s deputies, corrections officers, human services specialists, park rangers and other county employees who have frequently interacted with the public during the pandemic.
The county estimates about 1,500 of its 3,000 employees will qualify, though the exact criteria have yet to be determined.
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