Should county employees who worked through the COVID-19 shutdown receive hazard pay? That was the question up for debate during Tuesday’s county commission meeting. Sheriff Bryan Murphy spurred the conversation by asking if any decisions had yet been made regarding spending plans for the over $2 million received by Allen County via the America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The maximum additional compensation for workers, according to ARPA, is $13 per hour with a cap of $25,000. “There were county employees that were sent home with pay,” Murphy said. “But there were other county employees … They were essential workers and they had to work.”
Source: The Iola Register
