[The Green One]

Thanks for all responses. When I finished this reply I looked back & saw a lot of ranting. I decided to leave it because sometimes it's amusing to see how ludicrous a situation becomes. Apologies if you're offended.
I've tried to be patient & friendly through this whole project, even passing out water a couple of times. This contractor has schooled me along the lines of what J. Baker said.
Their overall work has been so haphazard they have had to break up & redo over 100 feet of new concrete curb because it was in the wrong place...ending at my new driveway (that they replaced)...which they also broke up & redid. I have a whole new perspective on the saying "set in concrete."
I think this +/- 1 mile project has been going 2 years now. Around May 1, the city announced that final milling & paving would be blocking various parts of the road 8 PM to 4 AM May 5-18. Looks to me like they're about 1/3 to that goal (as of May 17).
This alleged topsoil is what the contractor brought in to top off the work in the whole area. I thought I was doing us both a favor when I gathered sticks & rocks in a wheel barrow. They wouldn't load it while collecting the few rocks they had pulled out. They "graciously" allowed me to empty the wheel barrow into the front-end loader after I mentioned I could just dump it on the curb so they'd have to pick it up. As this soil dried out it got almost as hard as the fill they put down first. I want to verify that it is the final layer before I spend too much time amending fill. Direct interactions about another issue make me hesitant to do anything that they can say interferred with their work.
If I can get to it, I'll put out some compost before they power rake. If I can't get that done, I may have to top dress it like hort101 said. If I sift the clippings & such I've been dumping for years, I get material about the size of course sand, but all organic.
That might be the best plan anyway. In everything I do to my yard, I'm thinking "minimize maintenance." I don't mind hard work, but, having hit 70, I'm finding that hard work is getting harder.
Thanks again, Eddie

Hey Eddie,

The Pros here have left you solid good advice.

You said:

" As this soil dried out it got almost as hard as the fill they put down first. I want to verify that it is the final layer before I spend too much time amending fill. "

This is called "Soil Slaking" and Surface Sealing. Seen it many times when Mineral/Clay Sub-soils that had no Organic Matter, were used instead of a good Top Soil.

After a Harley Rock Rake and Hand raking touch-up....all looks great with the "poor fill dirt"....... Check again after a good rain and drying period AND you have a sealed top surface as hard as a rock! Slaked and Dispersed!!

20 Pounds of Pelletized Gypsum per 1,000 Square Feet, applied on top of that hard/sealed soil surface with a Rotary spreader, will begin the process of opening up the sealed surface again.

IF you decide instead, to mix in some Organic Materials to the top layer, and then fine rake by hand after, then make your broadcast application of Gypsum as the final step, before Sodding.