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Red Bank commission gives staff direction to build budget with 2% COLA; stormwater supervisor hiring deferred
Summary
Commissioners reached consensus to present a proposed budget with a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for city personnel and asked staff to limit use of fund balance; hiring a dedicated stormwater supervisor was deferred due to budget constraints.
City staff were directed to prepare a proposed fiscal-year budget that includes a 2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for employees and to aim to reduce reliance on fund balance compared with the current year.
During discussion, several commissioners said they preferred a larger COLA (some favoring 2.5%), but agreed to staff’s recommendation to present a 2% figure for the upcoming first reading. City Manager Mr. Grama said staff will “dive…
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