Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
By JAN TUCKER
Ontonagon — The Ontonagon County Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved a contract with union and non-union employees in the court ouse, sheriff’s department and department heads.
The three-year contract terms for courthouse employees provide a 35-cent an hour raise in the first year, 35 cents in the second year and 30 cents in the third year of the contract. The sheriff’s department contract employees receive 45 cents an hour more the first year and 40 cents more in each of the next two years. Department heads receive a total $950 increase annually and non-union heads of departments receive a 35-cent an hour increase. In addition, Columbus Day will become a paid holiday, and the pay schedule will be adjusted for new hires to make it a two-year step rather than a three-year process.
The commission approved termination of the Ontonagon Airport land lease from Avelin and Edwin Yost and approved entering a new land lease with Matt Huuki upon sale of the hanger. Also concerning an airport hanger, the board advised Donald and Barbara Kulis that the land lease between them and Northern Land and Sales is in breach and must be worked out in 120 days or it will be revoked.
In other action, the board:
—Recognized a remonument grant of $67,872.
—Granted a Christmas bonus of $25 to employees.
—Approved a declaration of a local State of Emergency for another 28 days.
—Hired Mathew Kocher for the soil erosion position pending schooling and certification.
—Released a lien from MSHDA Housing Rehabilitation Project and approved purchasing computers for the sheriff’s department and approved use of CARES money for software so employees can access their work computers at home.