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County workers to get 'hero pay' for pandemic work

Original post made on Oct 6, 2021

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act stimulus funds to provide bonuses of up to $2,500 to county employees for their work during the pandemic.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 1:04 PM

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Posted by Free Speech
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Oct 6, 2021 at 2:16 pm

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No offense to county employees but giving people a bonus for doing the job they are already paid to do? Really? Don't we have bigger priorities?


Posted by smorr
a resident of Monta Loma
on Oct 6, 2021 at 5:52 pm

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It's unfortunate that the money isn't being distributed to the workers in reverse order of how much they earn - the people with the least could certainly use it the most.


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