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SCHENECTADY — Dispatchers in the Schenectady County central dispatching center will get pay boosts under a new three-year contract designed to help the county recruit and keep public safety dispatchers.

The County Legislature on Tuesday approved the agreement, which will be retroactive to last January and immediately boost the pay of new trainees from $33,578 to $37,276 — an increase of more than 11 percent.

The base rate for experienced dispatchers will immediately increase 4.33 percent…