The Cullman City Council held a special called emergency meeting Tuesday evening to pass a 5% pay raise for city employees in the following departments:

Police
Fire Rescue
Sanitation
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Water and Sewer
Street
Engineering
City Garage
Information Technology
Human Resources

The 5% raise will start April 1st and last for 12 weeks.

Cullman City Council passed this resolution in response to the Family First Corona Response Act that was signed into law.

It was also noted that the City Council has setup a day care for all Cullman City employees to use at the Cullman Aquatic Center. Social Distancing will be in place with no more that 10 kids including the teacher in the same area.