Paducah commissioners revise remote worker incentive program

During Tuesday's special called meeting, the Paducah Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance revising the existing Remote Worker Incentive Program.

The city created the program in 2021 leading to the relocation of 26 people to Paducah to date. 

The ordinance revision expands the pool of eligible applicants to include self-employed remote workers, which have been making up 19 percent of the applications but were previously not eligible. 

The amendment also changes the incentive process from a reimbursement program for moving expenses and for the waiver of the first year of payroll taxes, to a cash incentive program. 

The new incentive is $5000 paid in two $2500 installments. The first payment would be when the remote worker establishes residency in Paducah, with the second installment paid at the one-year anniversary of their relocation.