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Council discusses budget priorities, salary study and next steps for revenue planning
Summary
Councilors reviewed elements of the 2025–26 budget process, asked staff to ensure non‑union department head salaries are competitively benchmarked, and scheduled follow‑up work sessions on potential funding mechanisms and a management performance check ahead of the city manager’s first anniversary.
Scappoose — City councilors used Monday’s meeting to follow up on budget planning and a near‑term salary study for nonunion positions, and to request work sessions on revenue options and a management evaluation.
Councilor Holmes asked staff to confirm that the budget includes allocations for community events and senior‑center support and to ensure department‑head compensation ranges remain competitive. City Manager Ben Berger said staff is conducting a salary study for nonunion positions and has budgeted a buffer to allow range adjustments where needed.
Berger told…
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