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Council sees shift of police personnel costs into public-safety fund; 3% salary increase recommended for 2026
Summary
Staff reorganized personal-service lines so police salaries and benefits appear in a consolidated public-safety category; council was presented a recommended 3% cost-of-living salary increase and told state pension (PERF) and FICA allocations were being reallocated into the departments that actually pay them.
At the Madison City budget workshop, finance staff explained a reclassification of personal-service expenses that shifts salary and benefit lines into the funds that directly pay for them, particularly public safety.
Staff member Mindy and others told council the change is intended to make department operating costs more transparent. They said the police department's general-fund line now shows mainly…
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