Peachtree City's

Water and Sewer Authority has been presented a $4.98 million budget which

represents only a 1.81-percent increase over this year's figures.

While the authority

took no action on the budget at a special called meeting Tuesday night,

several budget items were discussed including a plan to revise the longevity

bonuses given to employees at Christmas. Part of the reason for revising

the plan is that currently employees with less than three years of experience

receive no bonus, said General Manager Larry Turner.

To remedy that,

Turner recommended establishing a flat bonus of $250 for employees with

less than three years of service.

Turner's proposed

changes would increase the longevity bonuses from $2,306 to $21,618.

While the authority

also offers annual merit pay increases, Turner said the longevity bonuses

help also.

"We have

30 employees, and we don't have any slouches," Turner said. "I

think they all contribute equally."

Turner noted

that the authority has had trouble keeping sewer plant operators over

the past few months but he feels the problem has been stabilized.

Although authority

members discussed several different ideas about the longevity bonus plan,

they decided to contact Turner with their ideas and discuss the matter

further at its next meeting.

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