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City staff present 2026 personnel guidance, fee changes and flat‑budget approach in study session
Summary
Finance staff presented draft 2026 budget guidance at a June 2 study session, proposing a 2% COLA and a 2% maximum merit pool and recommending a largely flat operating budget with selective one‑time investments.
Finance Director Debbie Pack and staff presented the city’s preliminary 2026 budget guidance and departmental requests during a June 2 study session, asking the commission to consider personnel guidance, departmental operating requests and changes to the comprehensive fee schedule.
Personnel guidance and fiscal effects: Pack told commissioners the draft includes a proposed 2% cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) for designated employees effective Jan. 1, 2026, and a maximum 2% merit pool applied on individual anniversary dates. She provided staff estimates for the fiscal impact: in the general fund a 1% COLA would cost about $290,000 and a 1% merit pool about $110,400; overall across all funds a 1% COLA is approximately $361,800 and a 1% merit about $143,000. Pack said health insurance changes were…
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