Coupeville’s town council has opted to follow the Island County Commissioners example and have voted to use some of their American Rescue Plan Act funds on premium pay for town employees. Mayor Hughes said the premium pay is meant to compensate “employees who have continued to do their jobs above and beyond, during the pandemic” despite “risk to themselves and their families.”
All 15 full-time town employees, and one part-time employee will receive and extra $15 per hour during the months of November and December. Councilmember Pat Powell commented that “I really do consider public employees to be heroes.”
The Coupeville town council has already allocated over 50% of the funds for replacement and repair of critical utility infrastructure. For more details, see the story by Karina Andrew.
On the Ballot on November 2, 2021 – Coupeville Town Council:
- Position 4 – Mike Moore – Incumbent, running unopposed
- Position 5 – Pat Powell – Incumbent, running unopposed
