City of Palouse 2020 budget process underway

The City of Palouse is at work on its 2020 budget, with Mayor Michael Echanove submitting a proposal Nov. 12 which includes raises above the three-percent-for-all-staff planned for three years ago.

He asked for eight percent for Dwayne Griffin, Public Works superintendent; 10 percent for Mike Wolf, Public Works assistant, and six percent for Kyle Dixon, city administrator, and Ann Thompson, city clerk.

The city council's personnel committee met on the subject earlier.

In front of the full council, Tim Sievers made a motion to direct Dixon to keep a three percent across the board raise into the...