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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 105, No. 48
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REVIEW NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Gender pay gap closes as village hikes salaries
Forest Park Review , November
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CLEAN SWEEP
Female department heads earn notable pay raises By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
Half of the department heads at Forest Park’s village hall recently received a 3.75% salary increase, while the other half received increases of anywhere between 6% and 19% During its Oct. 24 meeting, the village council approved the new salary ranges for its non-union staff, including all of the department heads. According to Mayor Rory Hoskins, the village was trying to bring the salaries up to par with Chicago area villages of similar size, as well as to narrow the salary gap between female and male department heads. But the salary ranges as they were presented didn’t necessarily indicate actual pay raises – they merely established the minimum and the maximum salaries for each position. At the Review’s request, Village Administrator Moses Amidei provided the actual salaries for the department heads for fiscal year 2021 and the salaries that went into effect after the Oct. 24 vote. While the salary ranges didn’t change for Village Clerk Vanessa Moritz and Finance Director Letitia Olmsted, the comparison of
ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
The Park District of Forest Park last week scrubbed its newly acquired property on the south side of Harrison Street. Gone, along with memories happy and not happy, are the old Pines Restaurant and its companion Oak Leaf Lounge. Clearing and securing the site was a first step for the park district which will now focus on raising the funds necessary to construct a new building to be used for park and partner programs.
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