Council votes 4-3 for pay hike

Colfax city council Monday night approved a $60 per month pay hike for city employees on a 4-3 vote. The pay increase, the first for city employees since 2008, will begin with the March paychecks.

The pay hike will go to 16 city employees who are not part of the police bargaining unit which was started last year and has been negotiating for an employment contract. The five police officers reportedly are in line for a three percent pay hike which would be retroactive to the start of the year when the contract is approved by the city council.

Councilman J.W. Roberts filed a motion for the pay in...