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Council adopts salary ranges but tables action on employees paid above ranges amid budget pressures

5788811 · September 5, 2025
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The council formally adopted a 2022 salary study adjusted for later COLAs but deferred decisions on handling employees already paid above their pay ranges, directing staff to review positions and return with recommendations by Sept. 18.

The Pinetop Lakeside Town Council on Tuesday approved a formal salary schedule — adopting the 2022 consultant study adjusted for cost-of-living adjustments approved since that study — but paused on further action to reconcile individual employee pay that exceeds the new ranges. Interim Town Manager Miller told the council the study had not previously been finalized by the council and recommended formal adoption with the 3% COLAs the council had already approved.

Councilors engaged in a lengthy,…

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