Montgomery County added 1,300 employees at a cost of $25 million to $30 million to its payroll during a two-year hiring freeze, according to a government employees union.

Though most of the new hires have been for public safety officials or seasonal summer workers, the county added more than 300 new full-time workers who aren’t in public safety, according to county staff.

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