The Perry City Council approved updates to its employee policies and procedures at Thursday’s meeting, clearing up ambiguous wording and implementing administrative changes intended to make employee management easier. The council debated whether new employees should be automatically enrolled in the city’s 401(k) plan. Some members supported automatic enrollment to encourage early retirement savings, while others argued employees should opt in voluntarily. “I feel like every time the government gets involved and just starts automatically telling things, that’s where problems start to occur,” said Coucilmember Nathan Tueller. The council ultimately decided to remove automatic enrollment from the updates, requiring employees...

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