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LEOFF Plan 2 board approves 2% pay increase for three staff positions pending expenditure authority
Summary
The LEOFF Plan 2 Board voted July 23 to approve a 2% pay increase for three specified staff positions, to take effect upon approval of expenditure authority; the board also reviewed its salary-setting timeline and market-data schedule for future wage adjustments.
The LEOFF Plan 2 Board on July 23 approved a 2% pay increase for three staff positions — Deputy Director and two Senior Research Manager positions — to take effect upon approval of the required expenditure authority. The board approved the adjustment after a presentation on the salary-setting timeline and market data.
Board staff senior research and policy manager Karen Durant reminded the board that general wage increases already funded in the 2025 operating budget include a 3% increase effective July 1, 2025, with a projected 2% increase effective July 1, 2026. “Since the market data is the same as it was last year, there will not be a new salary report presented,” Durant said during the presentation on the salary-setting authority and timeline.
The board discussed two paths for implementing additional pay adjustments: submitting a supplemental decision package to the Office of Financial Management (OFM), which would likely delay implementation about eight to nine months and make increases effective around April 1 if enacted, or using another process the board can agree on that might change timing. Chair Lawson had previously sent a letter to OFM about initial concerns; staff said no reply had been received as of the meeting.
Board member Pat moved the 2% increase for the three positions, with the increase explicitly framed by the motion as effective only “upon approval of expenditure authority.” The motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote; board members present said “aye” and no opposition was recorded.
Discussion preceding the vote covered whether the effective date could be sooner than the supplemental budget timeline and whether OFM consultation would be required if no new market analysis is performed. Durant said market analysis is scheduled on even years (initial analysis in 2024; next scheduled for 2026) and that OFM consultation may not be necessary if there is no new market data.
The board directed staff to include the calculated differences for these three positions in any expenditure-authority adjustment if the board continues with a budget submittal.
