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City HR outlines compensation plan; commissioners debate COLA versus merit framework
Summary
HR presented a multi-phase compensation plan that includes a 3% cost-of-living adjustment, up to 3% merit, and a potential 2.5% midyear adjustment; commissioners discussed whether to emphasize COLA or merit-based increases and raised concerns about range compression and recruitment.
Michelle of the cityHR team presented the compensation plan proposed for FY26 and the related organizational-structure changes. The plan continues implementation of a multi-phase pay analysis. For FY26 HR recommended a 3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), a maximum 3% merit pool and a potential midyear adjustment of 2.5% effective April 1, and staff said phase 3 of the pay-analysis implementation could occur in…
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