Longtime Sparta Officials Honored For Service By Mayor And Aldermen
Longtime Sparta Mayor Jeff Young and Alderman Hoyt Jones were honored for their long tenure as city officials Thursday night. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen presented a custom wooden clock for their service. Jones addressed the board as a citizen as the meeting concluded. He said there are two projects he would like to […]
Sparta Mayor To Propose Wage Study To Answer Employment Issues
Sparta Mayor Jeff Young said he will recommend the Board of Aldermen to begin an internal pay study Thursday night. The conversation began last week after a few street department workers left for retail jobs. Young said companies are now paying more than entry level city positions. “The city of Sparta has been very competitive […]
Sparta Increases Pay For Some Employees
Some Sparta employees will be receiving raises after a payroll study conducted by the city Sparta Mayor Jeff Young said office and electric line workers were being underpaid compared to the regional average. “We had an in-house payroll study and we found that we had six or seven positions that were actually deficient in their […]
