Town freezes employee wages

Pine Bluffs town employees will not receive their annual 3 percent cost of living raises for the 2017 fiscal year, which begins July 1 and continues through June 30, 2017.

Instead, provided the town receives adequate revenue, town employees will receive one-time bonus checks equivalent to 3 percent of their annual income at the end of the fiscal year.

The measure is a part of the proposed 2017 fiscal year budget which passed second reading Monday. It must pass a third and final reading to take effect.

The freeze is the result of Gov. Matt Mead's request that Wyoming municipalities cut their bu...