Melton plans staffing 70 city jobs with young people

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Melton plans staffing 70 city jobs with young people
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JACKSON --The mayor of Jackson is staffing 70 vacant city jobs with people aged 14 to 20 - and hopes to expand it into a year-round program.
Mayor Frank Melton said some of the youth will start work as early as Monday. He said more than 35 local businesses have volunteered to hire 50 more people from applicants for city summer jobs.
The City Council has turned Melton's proposal down once.
Councilwoman Margaret Barrett-Simon worried putting young people in adult jobs may violate federal labor laws.
, and increase the risk of lawsuits if a young worker gets hurt.
Melton said the expansion does not hold any more liability than existing summer jobs for which more than 300 young people have been hired.
Personnel director Wendy Crumpton said every department head is getting detailed instructions on jobs the young people can and cannot do.

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