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Centerville council debates merit pay, code enforcement position and grant consultant spending in tentative budget
Summary
Councilors and staff debated proposed pay adjustments (COLA and merit), a part-time code-enforcement placeholder, planning software and continued use of the Ferguson group for grant work; no final budget vote was taken and staff will return with clarifications and minor line-item reductions.
Centerville city staff and councilors spent the largest portion of the May 20 meeting discussing the tentative fiscal 2025-26 budget, focusing on employee pay, a proposed part-time code-enforcement position, planning-permit software and the city's continued contract with a grant-seeking consultant.
Brent (city finance/accounting lead) explained the tentative budget includes a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and a 2% merit pool; staff said a 1% merit increase equals roughly $69,000 so the 2% merit pool would be about $138,000. Department heads told council they use merit increases to reward performance and to encourage improvement; some council members said merit pay preserves morale and accountability while others recommended raising the uniform COLA and reconsidering the…
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