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Budget draft projects $894,000 increase in wages and benefits; committee hears staffing and revenue details
Summary
Finance presented the operating budget draft showing an $894,000 year‑over‑year increase in wages and benefits driven by a planned merit pool, mid‑year timing, FTE additions and insurance costs; the draft projects positive cash flow to the reserve fund and includes new and converted positions for collections and HR safety coordination.
Cliff (finance staff) briefed the Budget and Finance Committee on the proposed FY25–26 operating budget, highlighting payroll and benefit changes and key operational assumptions.
Cliff said the draft budget returns about $8.1 million in positive cash flow to the reserve calculation and funds approximately $5.6 million of proposed capital projects. He said wages and benefits in the operating budget are budgeted to increase $894,000 year over year. Components cited in Cliff’s presentation included a timing effect from this year’s wage change (July–December impact: $141,000), an up‑to‑4% merit/wage pool (budgeted impact $278,000), a minimum‑wage assumption for the latter half of the year (50¢/hour; $36,000 impact), 1.0 FTE(s) and staffing changes (~$225,000), a workers’ compensation increase ($50,000) and an assumed 8% increase in…
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