Noblesville giving $1,000 to $2,000 bonuses to city workers

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Another local government in Hamilton County plans to give virus-related bonuses to public employees.

Firefighters and police officers in Noblesville will receive $2,000 each while other city workers will get $1,000.

'œWe didn't give raises this year, and this is our way of saying thank you for working through the health crisis. ... People will spend a lot of this money locally,'ť Mayor Chris Jensen said.

The money will come from Noblesville's share of federal aid for the COVID-19 pandemic. Hamilton County gave $3,000 to each of its workers.

Jensen said police and firefighters are getting larger bonuses because they were at risk of getting COVID-19, the Indianapolis Star reported.

'œThey were out answering calls and in close contact with people,'ť he said.