Council approves employee raise

hree Forks City employees and Council Members will be getting a raise in the 2020-21 fiscal year budget.

The Three Forks City Council voted last week to give both full time and part-time city employees a 3.5 percent raise. According to Council member George Chancellor, the increase would cost the city $4,500 per year.

Council Member Gene Townsend said Three Forks has great city employees and they never have the attitude to say "they couldn't or wouldn't" do something.

"You see these people out in the community all the time. They are working and they do us a good job and I really appreciat...