Council approves hourly pay increase; transcript amount unclear

Jan 19, 2026

The council approved a motion to raise hourly employee pay after a motion from Gary Pommier and a second from Richard Curley; the minutes record the amount in unclear language and do not provide a precise dollar figure.

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Councilmembers voted to approve an increase to hourly wages for municipal hourly employees. The minutes record Gary Pommier making the motion and Richard Curley seconding it; the motion was approved. The transcript text records the motion phrased as "point $5.00 cent increase per hour," an ambiguous string that does not allow confirmation of whether the intended increase was $0.05, $5.00, or a different calculation.

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