Local News: Astoria City Council approves pay supplement and sewer change order

by Joanne Rideout [Listen below to the live recording of this meeting, held Monday, Dec 16, 2019] At Monday night’s Astoria City Council meeting, the council held its annual holiday reception, complete with Astoria themed cookies and punch, it was a chance to thank all the city commission, board and committee members who also serve the city. On the agenda were two items, one concerned a memorandum of agreement with employee unions and a proposal to supplement the pay of city employees who are specially trained to handle hazmat situations. The motion also equalized the pay of a vacant engineering...