Paducah commissioners approve remote worker incentive program revisions

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

The city created the Remote Worker Incentive 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 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