City Commission seeks solutions to salary woes

Mickey Starling  reporter3@greenepublishing.com The Madison City Commission held a special meeting on Tuesday, July 29, seeking solutions to the salary issues facing the city’s police and fire departments. Both departments’ employees are paid well below what surrounding communities offer their first responder personnel.  The commissioners heard from Lt. Andy Tellefson, with the fire department and Chief Tyrone Edwards, from the police department. Both were asked to offer suggestio