Alpharetta city employees get pay boost

Alpharetta city employees will get a merit pay increase retroactive to Jan. 1.

The City Council considered the raise during budget discussions last summer, but members made it contingent on whether finances were healthy enough to support the expense.

Mayor Arthur Letchas said last week that recent numbers show the raise, which has a maximum of 2 percent, can be implemented. Letchas said city employees have done more with less over the past two years and deserve to be rewarded.